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Ben Lai

Ben Lai

Founder, owner and head baker of Home Croissanterie, a bakery and cafe in Balmain, Sydney; former software engineer.

Sep 9, 2026

7:22
And what did that experience look like? And was it different to what you were expecting when you were going in? The Denmark one?
Ben Lai
Ben LaiGUEST
7:28
The Denmark one.
Ben Lai
Ben LaiGUEST
7:28
Man.
Ben Lai
Ben LaiGUEST
7:32
There's so many crazy stories from that period.
Ben Lai
Ben LaiGUEST
7:34
But I think the best way to put it is kind of like, Just being a PE student and then getting thrown into the Navy SEALs.
Ben Lai
Ben LaiGUEST
7:44
I think that's the best way to put it.
Ben Lai
Ben LaiGUEST
7:46
Because they don't tell you anything, first of all, when you go in.

21 MINS LATER

28:42
And has there been any gap between what you expected opening a physical store and the actual reality of it?

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