They Put the Tech in Foodtech (Recruit Rockstars 457)

Few early-stage companies combine as many distinct components as Tovala.

Based in Chicago, the company pairs a smart oven with a meal subscription service. It truly makes foolproof food.

Weekly meals are delivered fresh to the your door. Scan the barcode & you’re done. Home-cooked meals that cook themselves.

And clearly Tovala is onto something big.

They’re venture investors include: Comcast Ventures, Finistere Ventures, Left Lane Capital, New Stack Ventures, Origin Ventures, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, RiverPark Ventures, Service Provider Capital, Y Combinator

Mike Mason is Tovala’s Talent Acquisition Manager, which puts him in the crucial role of scaling this hypergrowth organization.

I just had the change to speak with Mike about how he puts a Rockstar in every seat. (And how you can do the same.)

The conversation is yummy.

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