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I've wanted exactly this site. Please add SF and Austin as locations.

• philip1209 14y ago
  The problem is the twitter API - I'm currently rendering with JQuery clientside, and the number of trucks in SF would exceed an IP's call limit. I've been working on a cached serverside implementation that uses multiple IPs to overcome this, but it's too much of a pain. In addition, I would have to completely redo the UI to accommodate that many trucks. I think that the current site will stay for mid-sized cities (30-50 trucks) unless a developer steps in. I had almost finalized giving 49% of the company to have the rails shop in town completely redo the site and do the caching.
  • arohner 14y ago
    49% is a whole lot. For that much, you should find a co-founder who will work full time. Also, to reiterate what other people in this thread have said, find better ways to monetize this. Think about bigger ads, charging trucks to send email to your subscribers, etc. Traffic solves one of the bigger risks for a food truck. Having a real business plan here means you can give away a much smaller chunk of the company, or pay cash, and give away no equity.
    • philip1209 14y ago
      All good ideas. I hadn't considered the email - I am using Systematic Revenue for emails and this could be a great way to take advantage of the system.