PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
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Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
#2I'm following these guys with interest as I'm British and detest queuing. It's a waste of useful time, and frequently I'll bail out before purchase. Something like this is good for employment stats (you still need staff to handle the transaction) compared to automated checkout machines.
Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
#3>The round included Rustic Canyon Ventures, Ron Conway’s SV Angel, Yuri Milner, Mark Schwartz, and a follow-on investment by Y Combinator.
A follow-on investment from YC? I wasn't aware that they do follow-ons.
Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
#4So, this is online ordering on your phone?
>"Users skip to the front of the line, receive their item, and get on with their lives."
How will that work in practice? I'm quite sure if I'm constantly skipped over in line by people getting priority over me because they have an iPhone app, I'll discontinue business at the establishment.
Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
#5So, this is online ordering on your phone? > "Users skip to the front of the line, receive their item, and get on with their lives." How will that work in practice? I'm quite sure if I'm constantly skipped over in line by people getting priority over me because they have an iPhone app, I'll discontinue business at the establishment.
You order on your phone, you wait, you pick up your food. If people don't order in advance then they stand in line.
Its a long overdue concept. Being able to have my order ready without waiting would make me far more likely to eat out.
Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
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Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
#7So, this is online ordering on your phone? > "Users skip to the front of the line, receive their item, and get on with their lives." How will that work in practice? I'm quite sure if I'm constantly skipped over in line by people getting priority over me because they have an iPhone app, I'll discontinue business at the establishment.
The thing is you're not cutting them. You just grab a bag from some guy. No pushing in to pay real quick for your pickup.
I have no issue with that.
Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
#8So, this is online ordering on your phone? > "Users skip to the front of the line, receive their item, and get on with their lives." How will that work in practice? I'm quite sure if I'm constantly skipped over in line by people getting priority over me because they have an iPhone app, I'll discontinue business at the establishment.
You order on your phone, you wait, you pick up your food. If people don't order in advance then they stand in line. Its a long overdue concept. Being able to have my order ready without waiting would make me far more likely to eat out.
>"Its a long overdue concept. Being able to have my order ready without waiting would make me far more likely to eat out."
Maybe I'm missing something, but I've been placing orders online for years. Order, go pick it up (or even have it delivered!). Obviously the app could simplify that by having all my restaurants there in one place, but I'm not sure the "concept" is new.
Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
#9This seams like a nice version of seamless.com, no? Seamless could doubtless be made better, but I'm curious as to why a merchant would go with these guys rather than Seamless (which has tons of users already.) As a frequent Seamless user, I'm also not sure why I'd give another app a shot—why would I switch (and I'm to switching, too)? Regardless, it looks nice and quick. Best of luck!
Re: PayDragon (YC S11) raises $1.35M so hungry people can skip lines
#10This seams like a nice version of seamless.com, no? Seamless could doubtless be made better, but I'm curious as to why a merchant would go with these guys rather than Seamless (which has tons of users already.) As a frequent Seamless user, I'm also not sure why I'd give another app a shot—why would I switch (and I'm to switching, too)? Regardless, it looks nice and quick. Best of luck!
I think one of their main objectives is providing speed to ordering. Instead of providing a full menu experience, they would provide something like six items without customization.