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I was thinking of a way more of providing a standered list of food and like you said a note if they wan't additional customisation. The problem of subscription

by rukshn 12y ago

I was thinking of a way more of providing a standered list of food and like you said a note if they wan't additional customisation. The problem of subscription based thing is people in the country I live in doesn't like to take subscription based services. Although the number of places that doesn't allow online ordering is high the delivery and if the buyer and seller meeting bypassing my app.

valarauca1 12y ago
Automatically putting restrictions on the business you are attempting to help is a failing business model. The goal is to empower, not limit. If you want to limit cross interaction (customer/store). Do the charge via the app/website. Then pay the restaurant.
- rukshn 12y ago
  Well I was thinking of charging via the app and then pay the restaurant because the advantage that they will get is reaching a large audience. But the problem is what stops the people from directly contacting the store that they've discovered using the app next time they want to make an order? Like through a phone call -- Since we can't guarantee a large increase in orders at the start of the service will businesses be willing to pay a subscription fee?
  - valarauca1 12y ago
    The subscription model makes it easier to sell as advertisement. Like paying monthly for an online billboard, you get to be on the App + Website (or custom domain paulsresturant.startup.com). User can immediately go home and see their webpage (idfk), but they get something tangible for the money. >Since we can't guarantee a large increase in orders at the start of the service will businesses be willing to pay a subscription fee? Depends. If you could dig up the change and a few restaurants willing. You could do a pilot program with say 10-15 restaurants, even nation wide (thanks to the internet). Then use this as "market research". To help increase the strength of the pitch/see if the idea is viable. Then you can pitch to VC/customers with actual solid world tests marketing figures.

by rukshn 12y ago

valarauca1 12y ago

Automatically putting restrictions on the business you are attempting to help is a failing business model. The goal is to empower, not limit. If you want to limit cross interaction (customer/store). Do the charge via the app/website. Then pay the restaurant.

rukshn 12y ago
Well I was thinking of charging via the app and then pay the restaurant because the advantage that they will get is reaching a large audience. But the problem is what stops the people from directly contacting the store that they've discovered using the app next time they want to make an order? Like through a phone call -- Since we can't guarantee a large increase in orders at the start of the service will businesses be willing to pay a subscription fee?
- valarauca1 12y ago
  The subscription model makes it easier to sell as advertisement. Like paying monthly for an online billboard, you get to be on the App + Website (or custom domain paulsresturant.startup.com). User can immediately go home and see their webpage (idfk), but they get something tangible for the money. >Since we can't guarantee a large increase in orders at the start of the service will businesses be willing to pay a subscription fee? Depends. If you could dig up the change and a few restaurants willing. You could do a pilot program with say 10-15 restaurants, even nation wide (thanks to the internet). Then use this as "market research". To help increase the strength of the pitch/see if the idea is viable. Then you can pitch to VC/customers with actual solid world tests marketing figures.