This week, How I Built This explored what happens when founders rely on instinct over expertise. Stephen Starr built a restaurant empire without a culinary background, trusting his gut on design and hospitality instead, while Susan Griffin-Black tackled listener questions about navigating business decisions with incomplete information. Together, the episodes suggest that sometimes not being the expert in the room can be an unexpected advantage.
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