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Re: Show HN: Like Airbnb but for food

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Post by saraid216 »

teawithcarl wrote: post #48
saraid216 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why is it that people who come up with these thought experiments can never resist talking about their beliefs? Do you have a plan of implementation? A seed network to beat the cold start problem? An actual, non-exploitable prototype for aiding discovery? A way to demonstrate trustworthiness? Survey results to show enough people willing to cook in order to provide sufficient supply to meet demand? Or is this just a pi…

It's called future prototyping. The Tommorow Project, by Intel. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/research/tomorrow-pro...

It's called refusing to face reality. Preaching sermons doesn't change the world.

Make. A. Prototype.

You know what's awesome about Bitcoin? I'm not a Bitcoin fan. I think it's silly, though I admittedly don't have the chops to properly evaluate it. But you know what I can't help but respect about it? It exists. It's in the wild. It's real. No matter what wankery I choose to criticize it with, I have to square that with the actual effects it's producing.

No plan survives contact with reality. You cannot anticipate everything. This is goddamn Hacker News.

Make a prototype.

Re: Show HN: Like Airbnb but for food

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Post by negrit »

janfoeh wrote: post #58
negrit wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's still going. We know them pretty well :)

We are doing something similar with http://www.yumwe.de too (and on a very similar stack :-), but it's focused on the German market for now. Congrats on your launch!

Thank you !

I think we met you at Leweb 2012 in Paris.

Best of luck for you !

Re: Show HN: Like Airbnb but for food

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Post by theklub »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #57

I love this idea and it seems like a great way to bring people together in real life through technology. Like others though I think this could have trouble with laws and probably to a greater extent than AirBnB. How liable is the host if there is an food poisoning incident for example? Is Cookening liable at all? Anyway, good luck, it's a great idea.

Kinda sad that the first thing we have to worry about is how we could possibly be sued while having strangers over.

Re: Show HN: Like Airbnb but for food

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Post by michaelbwang »

I've thought about launching an idea like this in the US. After doing some research, it proved to be too difficult to execute because of foodservice regulations and ensuring safety.

I like your concept, especially emphasizing the benefits of home cooking. Here are some things I think you should think carefully about: -how do you ensure safety on both ends (buyer and seller)? -why would someone want to use your platform instead of doing their own underground restaurant? -how do you vet hosts? Is there a vetting process for hosts? -how do you ensure a pleasant group meal dynamic?

Would love to chat more about this if would like. This is an idea I would really, really like to see succeed!

Re: Show HN: Like Airbnb but for food

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Post by njk »

negrit wrote: post #5
bridgpal wrote: post #3

Isn't this what http://eatfeastly.com/ does?

Looks like eatfeastly.com is more oriented for local guests with local hosts and we try to focus more with international guest

Feastly is actually positioned for all demographics. There are lot of locals and a lot of tourists (both US and foreign) that come to meals.

Re: Show HN: Like Airbnb but for food

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Post by ngrandy »

This is an exciting concept that has been tackled by many teams, few of which have yet been able to reach significant scale. But I believe it will happen. Feastly (http://eatfeastly.com/) is a similar approach that is active in the US. (I'm an advisor) The restaurant industry is massive (in the US, it's three times the size of the accommodations industry) so winning even a small slice is a win.

Re: Show HN: Like Airbnb but for food

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Post by teawithcarl »

saraid216 wrote: post #71
teawithcarl wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's called future prototyping. The Tommorow Project, by Intel. http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/research/tomorrow-pro...

It's called refusing to face reality. Preaching sermons doesn't change the world. Make. A. Prototype. You know what's awesome about Bitcoin? I'm not a Bitcoin fan. I think it's silly, though I admittedly don't have the chops to properly evaluate it. But you know what I can't help but respect about it? It exists . It's in the wild . It's real . No matter what wankery I choose to criticize it with, I have to square tha…

I've built code and companies, and needn't a lecture from you on how to build, nor how to dream.
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