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I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Re: I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Post by craftyguy »

mujoco wrote: post #46
narrator wrote: post #22

There's an easy solution to having too much business : raise prices. I think this is one of A16Z's big insights into most businesses[1]: they don't charge enough. If you look at the best restaurants in America like the French Laundry in Napa, they charge astronomical ridiculous prices and they still have reservations for months ahead of time. The oldest restaurant in Paris requires you put down a 400 euro deposit jus…

Raising prices would reduce the volume of customers, so the restaurant could maintain its quality standard, but Stanich felt his mission was to give back to the local community of regular diners. He didn't want to price out regular, repeat customers from the neighborhood and have only tourists eating there.

Others in this thread have suggested that the restaurant give locals a 'locals card', which would allow them to purchase food at a more reasonable price.

Re: I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Post by antisthenes »

Altaer wrote: post #25

There is a local barbershop I have been going to for the past 4 years or so. Recently, they wanted to increase some business, so they were asking customers to leave a review. Loving the place and wanting to give back, I left a good review on Google. Fast forward a few weeks, and received emails from google saying my review has been viewed 100s of times. I used to be able to call and get an appointment the same day, o…

Ask to be put ahead of line for writing the review?

I'd have no shame about asking for some free haircuts as well. Your review is probably responsible for increasing their business 1.3-1.5x

Re: I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Post by [deleted] »

narrator wrote: post #22

There's an easy solution to having too much business : raise prices. I think this is one of A16Z's big insights into most businesses[1]: they don't charge enough. If you look at the best restaurants in America like the French Laundry in Napa, they charge astronomical ridiculous prices and they still have reservations for months ahead of time. The oldest restaurant in Paris requires you put down a 400 euro deposit jus…

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Re: I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Post by andybak »

jacquesm wrote: post #23

"Too much love will kill you, just as sure as none." It's an interesting reflection on the effect of the internet hordes that can be called up by a careless article or tweet. A similar thing happens to restaurants that receive the Michelin stars and to single individuals that end up being in more popular demand than can be sustained (this happens to some consultants). Not all of the typical defenses are available all…

> they devour that which they visit and leave it devastated.

Not disagreeing but the "they" is "us". You're not in a traffic jam, you are the traffic jam.

Re: I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Post by francisofascii »

Altaer wrote: post #25

There is a local barbershop I have been going to for the past 4 years or so. Recently, they wanted to increase some business, so they were asking customers to leave a review. Loving the place and wanting to give back, I left a good review on Google. Fast forward a few weeks, and received emails from google saying my review has been viewed 100s of times. I used to be able to call and get an appointment the same day, o…

This problem exists with vacation rentals. Leaving a great review leads its to being fully booked next year, especially for a seasonal rental.

Re: I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Post by hinkley »

narrator wrote: post #22

There's an easy solution to having too much business : raise prices. I think this is one of A16Z's big insights into most businesses[1]: they don't charge enough. If you look at the best restaurants in America like the French Laundry in Napa, they charge astronomical ridiculous prices and they still have reservations for months ahead of time. The oldest restaurant in Paris requires you put down a 400 euro deposit jus…

Years ago I worked at a place downtown that was blocks away from a Thai restaurant that had a line out the door every day. The place was frenetic, like a zoo. The staff in the kitchen were running around like maniacs, making food as fast as they possibly could. The pictures on the menu above the register were all faded with age.

The food was merely okay. The story was that it was cheap and decent, not good. But as I stood looking at the staff I couldn't help thinking that it would be better for everyone if they raised their prices $2 a plate and just slowed down.

Re: I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Post by jabb0r »

siphor wrote: post #29
JPKab wrote: post #19

People are lemmings. Franklin's BBQ in Austin has hours long lines. It's very good brisket. The hill country of Texas is FILLED with equally good brisket joints that don't have lines. People who wait in line for 4 hours won't admit this. Cognitive dissonance kicks in, and Franklin's is unique and better than everyone else in their minds. Try telling a person that their Bose headphones are overpriced and overrated, an…

do you know of a pair of better/cheaper over the ear noise cancelling headphones?

I bought the Cowin E7's from Amazon for $60. I've tested them and the noise-cancelling is every bit as good. The audio sounds just as good too, but I don't pretend to be an audiophile and the noise-cancelling is what is important to me.

Re: I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It

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Post by Avshalom »

gerbilly wrote: post #47
comis wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The most confusing thing about the line at Franklin's is you can just order it to go and skip the line entirely. Granted, you have to plan ahead a bit, but who's deciding at the spur of the moment to go eat lunch at Franklin's anyway?

I believe there is such a thing as "queuing culture." I don't know if it's driven by Disney resorts and cruises, but it seems as if people like standing in line for some reason.

It turns things into an event. Which is most of what happened at Franklin.

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Post by medmunds »

siphor wrote: post #29
JPKab wrote: post #19

People are lemmings. Franklin's BBQ in Austin has hours long lines. It's very good brisket. The hill country of Texas is FILLED with equally good brisket joints that don't have lines. People who wait in line for 4 hours won't admit this. Cognitive dissonance kicks in, and Franklin's is unique and better than everyone else in their minds. Try telling a person that their Bose headphones are overpriced and overrated, an…

do you know of a pair of better/cheaper over the ear noise cancelling headphones?

I’ve been very happy with the Monoprice “SonicSolace” ones. Haven’t done a side-by-side comparison, but I’ve found them perfectly good for airplane use, and they’re definitely cheaper.

https://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=16219

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Post by Filligree »

l0b0 wrote: post #37
siphor wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

do you know of a pair of better/cheaper over the ear noise cancelling headphones?

Came to say the same thing. I'm not exactly an audiophile, but being able to listen to an audio book at less than 110% volume while walking next to a busy road is fantastic.

They're not exactly cheap, but the Bose QC headphones are superb.
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