This week, How I Built This examined what happens when founders' visions diverge. In a 2021 retrospective on Seventh Generation, co-founders Alan Newman and Jeffrey Hollender reflected on how their shared mission to build an eco-conscious company eventually pulled them in different directions, leading to Newman's departure. The tension between growth and values resurfaces in this week's advice segment, where Scott Tannen of Boll & Branch and Jamie Siminoff of Ring discuss navigating competing priorities as their companies scaled.
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