El fundador y CEO de Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, tiene una historia que prácticamente define el sueño americano.

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Today Chobani is a global player and has more than 20% of the U.S. yogurt market. But it was a long, difficult journey (that began in an antiquated, abandoned yogurt factory in upstate New York) to get it there. CEO and founder Hamdi Ulukaya shares his thoughts on how to be a successful entrepreneur. He has always done things his own way. He wrote a piece for HBR nine years ago in which he said he was proud of the fact that Chobani didn&#8217;t have outside investors and that therefore he could run the company as he saw fit. Now Chobani is on track for an IPO, which means he&#8217;ll have plenty of new investors and outside scrutiny. Why the change? &#8220;In the early days, I wanted to have the freedom and flexibility to be able to make decisions fast and go forward,&#8221; he says. &#8220;Now we are in a place where the company is sizable, we have greater market share. Our growth is really, really good. And there&#8217;s still a long way to go. I celebrate people coming and being partners and being shareholders. It&#8217;s a perfect moment for us to be able to have others to come and join.&#8221;

Chobani Founder Hamdi Ulukaya on the Journey from Abandoned Factory to Yogurt Powerhouse

Hoy Chobani es un actor global y tiene más del 20% del mercado estadounidense de yogures. Pero fue un viaje largo y difícil (que comenzó en una anticuada fábrica de yogures abandonada en el norte del estado de Nueva York) para llegar hasta allí. El CEO y fundador Hamdi Ulukaya comparte sus ideas sobre cómo ser un empresario de éxito. Siempre ha hecho las cosas a su manera. Escribió un artículo para HBR hace nueve años en el que decía que estaba orgulloso de que Chobani no tuviera inversores externos y que, por lo tanto, podía dirigir la empresa como le pareciera. Ahora Chobani está en camino de una IPO, lo que significa que tendrá un montón de nuevos inversores y escrutinio externo. ¿Por qué el cambio? "En los primeros días, quería tener la libertad y la flexibilidad para poder tomar decisiones rápidamente y seguir adelante", dice. "Ahora estamos en un lugar en el que la empresa es considerable, tenemos una mayor cuota de mercado. Nuestro crecimiento es muy, muy bueno. Y aún queda mucho camino por recorrer. Celebro que la gente venga y sea socia y accionista. Es un momento perfecto para nosotros para que otros vengan y se unan."

El fundador de Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, habla del viaje de una f&aacute;brica abandonada a una potencia del yogur

Today Chobani is a global player and has more than 20% of the U.S. yogurt market. But it was a long, difficult journey (that began in an antiquated, abandoned yogurt factory in upstate New York) to get it there. CEO and founder Hamdi Ulukaya shares his thoughts on how to be a successful entrepreneur. He has always done things his own way. He wrote a piece for HBR nine years ago in which he said he was proud of the fact that Chobani didn’t have outside investors and that therefore he could run the company as he saw fit. Now Chobani is on track for an IPO, which means he’ll have plenty of new investors and outside scrutiny. Why the change? “In the early days, I wanted to have the freedom and flexibility to be able to make decisions fast and go forward,” he says. “Now we are in a place where the company is sizable, we have greater market share. Our growth is really, really good. And there’s still a long way to go. I celebrate people coming and being partners and being shareholders. It’s a perfect moment for us to be able to have others to come and join.”

El fundador de Chobani, Hamdi Ulukaya, habla del viaje de una fábrica abandonada a una potencia del yogur

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