Danielle Drabkin is Founder & CEO of Chicago-based startup, Pear Chef, disrupting the way Food & Beverage is brought on-site to urban, luxury buildings. Pear Chef brings this exciting culinary amenity to multi-family and office buildings through the use of RFID technology and smart fridges. Prior to founding Pear Chef, Danielle Drabkin was Chief Sales Officer at Pretty Quick, a SaaS based spa booking platform. Pretty Quick got acquired by Groupon in 2016. Danielle’s focus out of graduate school was within the Real Estate Finance industry, where she worked for major real estate developers and REITs. She has been a member of the Investment Management Team at both Equity Office and Vornado, two of the country’s largest REITs. Danielle is also an Adjunct Professor at DePaul University’s Driehaus School of Business. She holds an M.B.A. from DePaul University and has also received her B.B.A. from The George Washington University.In this episode, Philip and Danielle Drabkin discuss: Why startups failManaging stressScaling smartProduct-market fitLightbulb Moments:Founders must preserve both capital and conviction. Most startups fail because they either run out of money or the founder loses passion.Stress is inevitable, but mindset matters. Embracing daily challenges with resilience can free up time and energy.To scale effectively, build slowly and deliberately. A solid, tested foundation allows for faster, more sustainable growth later.True product-market fit is intuitive and transformative. Great products feel indispensable once experienced, even if users didn’t know they needed them.“Startups go out of business, usually for one of two reasons: either they run out of money, or the founder runs out of passion.” - Danielle DrabkinPear Chef (Video of Offering): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNiMHS19nYw Connect with Danielle Drabkin: Website: www.pearchef.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pearchef/ Connect with Philip: Website: https://www.fornarolaw.com/ Podcast Website: https://lbmpodcast.com/ "X": https://x.com/FornaroLaw Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/philipfornaro/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fornarolaw3002 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fornarolaw Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fornarolaw/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FornaroLaw  https://www.facebook.com/philip.fornaro.3/ 

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