The Donut Man of Seattle Speaks Out—With a Big Complaint About a Book I Wrote

Ever get a totally unexpected email? A blast from the past? This week I heard from someone about a passing encounter that took place eight years ago. Here’s the story!

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First, some background.

In The $100 Startup, I told an anecdote of running my first marathon in Seattle back in 2006. Along the way, a funny thing happened: at mile 23, just as I was desperately hobbling along in hopes of reaching the finish line three miles later, a man on the side of the road stood offering donut holes to r...