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I think the second one is great, I always love reading about these kinds of loyalty / rewards program hacking like the guy who ordered pudding to get frequent f
by joshschreuder 12y ago
I think the second one is great, I always love reading about these kinds of loyalty / rewards program hacking like the guy who ordered pudding to get frequent flyer platinum status for life [1].
I've never done anything like the YC app, so I can't speak for which of these would be better, but personally I like number 2. It shows compassion / social responsibility (donating food), the ability to negotiate (getting managers to give you free stuff) and a smartness with money (breaking even on the meals you were buying).
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Phillips_(entrepreneur) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Phillips_(entrepreneur)
- scobar 12y agoThank you very much for your feedback! I originally thought the first was more clever, but my friend and cofounder remembered this story from college and told me to write about it too. I'd heard about that pudding guy, and thought his hack was awesome, but I never knew his name. Thanks for the link.