What Daniel Lubetzky has said about Venture capital and investor selection

2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 19, 2026

Daniel Lubetzky, Mexican-American billionaire entrepreneur, founder of KIND Snacks and PeaceWorks, and Shark Tank investor, has been quoted on Venture capital and investor selection 2 times in 1 episode of Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast, most recently on October 19, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

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Lubetzky recounts that an early minority investor tried to force him to sell them a controlling stake, and advises founders to vet investors' values.
“they tried to push me out and they tried to force me to sell them a controlling stake in the company”
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast: Daniel Lubetzky: He Almost Quit After 10 Years, Then Built KIND Snacks Into a Multibillion-Dollar Business | Entrepreneurship | E421 (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:55
Lubetzky advises founders to vet investors by discreetly asking other portfolio companies rather than questioning investors directly.
“You need to look at other companies that these guys have invested in and discreetly, quietly, and confidentially try to get a sense”
Young and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast: Daniel Lubetzky: He Almost Quit After 10 Years, Then Built KIND Snacks Into a Multibillion-Dollar Business | Entrepreneurship | E421 (Oct 19, 2026) · Listen from 1:09:29