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It seems like this is a hop-and-a-skip away from being in competition with ZeroCater, another YC company. Once you're having people easily creating group meals
by ryanwaggoner 15y ago
It seems like this is a hop-and-a-skip away from being in competition with ZeroCater, another YC company. Once you're having people easily creating group meals and juggling dietary restrictions, it's a pretty natural evolution to just offer that exact same service to office managers.
It's not surprising to see YC companies end up competing, given how many there are and how prone startups are to pivoting. But I do wonder how being part of the YC network affects strategic decisions like entering a market where a fellow YC startup is already playing.
- sp332 15y agoI wonder how scalable these services are. Currently ZeroCater is in the Bay Area, and GrubWithUs is in Chicago. They might get around to competing eventually but I'm not sure if it will ever be a serious problem.
- timjahn 15y agoGrubWithUs started in Chicago but now does meals in a bunch of other cities, as of at least August [1]. [1] http://www.entrepreneursunpluggd.com/blog/grubwithus-eddy-lu-interview http://www.entrepreneursunpluggd.com/blog/grubwithus-eddy-lu...
- guynamedloren 15y agoGrubwithus is currently active in: Chicago, Los Angeles (HQ), New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Boston, and Seattle - and expanding rapidly.