Video·2008
J. Darius Bikoff — first TV interview after the $4.1B Coca-Cola sale (The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch)
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Two-part CNBC interview (~15 min) — Bikoff's first TV appearance after selling Vitaminwater to Coke. Origin story, the share-your-idea philosophy, and why he sold a brand he calls 'my masterpiece'.
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Share the Idea to Stay in Front
Secrecy is a tax on speed — the founders who win say the idea out loud and then outrun everyone to build it.
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Become a Student of the Category
No background in the industry is an advantage if you deliberately apprentice yourself to its experts before you build.