#365: Nick Nanakos – Building The Tesla Of Food

<p>Nick Nanakos is the creator of ZIKI – a seed oil-free restaurant that has raised $6.7 million from Gigafund.</p> <p><br></p> <p>In this conversation, we spoke about Nick’s getting diagnosed with cancer, where his ambition comes from, and what role music plays in his life. </p> <p><br></p> <p>(0:00) Intro</p> <p>(3:12) Sports To Business Parallel</p> <p>(8:02) Earliest Memories</p> <p>(10:31) War Mode</p> <p>(15:03) Ambition</p> <p>(18:02) Leadership</p> <p>(21:33) Calling Out VCs</p> <p>(28:11) TruckBux To Ziki</p> <p>(36:15) Becoming The Tesla Of Food</p> <p>(43:39) Points Of Failure</p> <p>(46:30) Diagnosed With Cancer At 26</p> <p>(1:03:21) Death</p> <p>(1:07:12) Generosity</p> <p>(1:09:41) Music</p> <p>(1:14:08) Challenge</p> <p><br></p> <p>Links</p> <p>Ziki: <a href="https://ziki.kitchen">https://ziki.kitchen</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/zikikitchens">https://www.instagram.com/zikikitchens</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>My Links</p> <p>🎙 Podcast: https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda</p> <p>🎥 YouTube: https://youtube.com/dannymiranda</p> <p>🐣 Twitter: https://twitter.com/heydannymiranda</p> <p>📸 Instagram: https://instagram.com/heydannymiranda</p> <p>🕺 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@heydannymiranda</p>