(from the SABI Sushi blog)
A little about us:
Sabi Sushi. We’re the first ever fast-casual sushi restaurant to offer fully-customizable sushi at a quick pace and low price. We’re going to bring high quality sushi to the masses, no more overpriced slow sushi, no more pre-boxed sushi. Those are rules we can all agree on.
...Imagine the Chipotle of Sushi, made with the freshest fish and locally grown vegetables.
Now, how are we going to do it? We’ve teamed up with a renowned Sushi Chef from LA, Phillip Yi. We’ve won the Duke Start-Up challenge for a little bit of cash and a lot of experience. This is our story. I have no idea what’s going to happen.
Accomplishments:
November 2009: Undergraduate Winner of the Elevator Pitch Competition at the Fuqua School of Business
Sabi was the undergraduate winner of the Elevator Pitch Competition at the Fuqua School of Business after presenting a 2 min pitch to a panel of judges including co-founder of Google Ventures Bill Maris.
Sabi competed against 109 teams from the Fuqua Business School, and Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Duke Medical School to become the first all-undergraduate team to win the competition. Sabi was also the first non-technology or medical focused business to win, and it received a $25,000 grand prize.
April 2010: Kairos’ Top 100 Most Innovative Student Companies of 2010
Sabi was featured at the Kairos Entrepreneurship Society’s Global Summit in New York City as one of Kairos’ Top 100 Most Innovative Student Companies of 2010. The team was featured on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and won an all-expense-paid trip to Hangzhou, China for a global entrepreneurship conference.
April 2010: Featured on CNNMoney
Sabi was featured on CNNMoney in its coverage of the Kairos Entrepreneurship Society’s Global Summit.
January 2009: Director of Restaurant Operations Phillip Yi wins an episode of Throwdown! With Bobby Flay
Sabi’s Director of Restaurant Operations is Phillip Yi, a sushi chef from Los Angeles who opened his own restaurant Sushi Central after being an instructor at the California Sushi Academy. Yi was featured on Food Network as the winner of an episode of Throwdown! With Bobby Flay.
A little about us:
Sabi Sushi. We’re the first ever fast-casual sushi restaurant to offer fully-customizable sushi at a quick pace and low price. We’re going to bring high quality sushi to the masses, no more overpriced slow sushi, no more pre-boxed sushi. Those are rules we can all agree on.
...Imagine the Chipotle of Sushi, made with the freshest fish and locally grown vegetables.
Now, how are we going to do it? We’ve teamed up with a renowned Sushi Chef from LA, Phillip Yi. We’ve won the Duke Start-Up challenge for a little bit of cash and a lot of experience. This is our story. I have no idea what’s going to happen.
Accomplishments:
November 2009: Undergraduate Winner of the Elevator Pitch Competition at the Fuqua School of Business
Sabi was the undergraduate winner of the Elevator Pitch Competition at the Fuqua School of Business after presenting a 2 min pitch to a panel of judges including co-founder of Google Ventures Bill Maris.
April 2010: Winner of the 10th Annual Duke Start-Up Challenge at the Fuqua School of Business
Sabi competed against 109 teams from the Fuqua Business School, and Nicholas School of the Environment, and the Duke Medical School to become the first all-undergraduate team to win the competition. Sabi was also the first non-technology or medical focused business to win, and it received a $25,000 grand prize.
April 2010: Kairos’ Top 100 Most Innovative Student Companies of 2010
Sabi was featured at the Kairos Entrepreneurship Society’s Global Summit in New York City as one of Kairos’ Top 100 Most Innovative Student Companies of 2010. The team was featured on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and won an all-expense-paid trip to Hangzhou, China for a global entrepreneurship conference.
April 2010: Featured on CNNMoney
Sabi was featured on CNNMoney in its coverage of the Kairos Entrepreneurship Society’s Global Summit.
January 2009: Director of Restaurant Operations Phillip Yi wins an episode of Throwdown! With Bobby Flay
Sabi’s Director of Restaurant Operations is Phillip Yi, a sushi chef from Los Angeles who opened his own restaurant Sushi Central after being an instructor at the California Sushi Academy. Yi was featured on Food Network as the winner of an episode of Throwdown! With Bobby Flay.
