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It's possible to do this without resorting to the sleazy practices of Grubhub. I used to work for Slice, which provides order-taking (but notably not delivery)
by caymanjim 6y ago
It's possible to do this without resorting to the sleazy practices of Grubhub. I used to work for Slice, which provides order-taking (but notably not delivery) for mom-and-pop pizza shops. They don't add people to the platform without their permission. They only charge $1/order. They help restaurants digitize their menus, keep prices up to date, and they take orders digitally and over the phone. They have a large and responsive customer service department. It's all up front, honest, and affordable. It's not a direct comparison with Grubhub, since the restaurants still do the deliveries themselves, but it's a good business model and an honest company.
- exogeny 6y agoIlir is a real one. I hope he keeps crushing it.
- Nextgrid 6y agoThe "problem" is that it doesn't "scale" and there is not much opportunity for "growth" and "engagement", so VC scum will never do something legitimate like this and will instead attempt fraudulent practices like impersonating the restaurant's website and outranking them.
- hckr_news 6y agoDoesn’t Ycombinator constantly tell startups to “do things that don’t scale”
- GhostVII 6y agoPeople were previously claiming on Hacker News that Slice was registering websites on behalf of pizza shops, and then claiming the business as theirs on Google Maps [0]. Is this false? One user claimed that the businesses were not aware of this [1]. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23349819 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23349819 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16824992 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16824992
- caymanjim 6y agoI don't know what the company's policies are now. Could be I misunderstood how they operate, could be that they got more aggressive, could be a store owner didn't understand the details. They help owners with no presence create a presence, and many business owners aren't particularly tech savvy.