Built Different with Ian Schwartzman
Oct 30, 2026 · 25 min · 10 segments
Little Spoon Co-Founder and CEO Ben Lewis discusses how a devastating 11th-hour rejection from Whole Foods ultimately saved his fresh baby food startup, and opens up about the challenges of launching…
Ben LewisGuest
Ian SchwartzmanHost
you're running the business, would you ever let go of your ability to go direct to consumer?
It is so core to what Little Spoon is and what has made this business so special.
You don't think the robots could deliver us the food and we don't have to go shopping anymore? I'm here for that.
Just to be clear, I mean, the opportunity now to, first of all, we're just getting better and better as we go.
And every single day, it feels like we're, yeah, we're just, there's another breakthrough, we're getting better.
Not to talk about AI, but think about all the amazing opportunities to be able to.
you're running the business, would you ever let go of your ability to go direct to consumer?
It is so core to what Little Spoon is and what has made this business so special.
You don't think the robots could deliver us the food and we don't have to go shopping anymore? I'm here for that.
Just to be clear, I mean, the opportunity now to, first of all, we're just getting better and better as we go.
And every single day, it feels like we're, yeah, we're just, there's another breakthrough, we're getting better.
Not to talk about AI, but think about all the amazing opportunities to be able to.
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