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Re: Offer HN: Free lunch for your office this week in SF

#12

Post by mauricio-OH »

Hey People Food, some feedback on your post:

- 300 heads? the word "people" is in your startup name and you just called people "heads". Not nice.

- "Catering" probably kills this for most readers. Catering is used with "events". I'm sure you would deliver as long as a company orders what 2 or more? 3 or more? Just phrase it like that so that anyone in a startup feels empowered to submit their company.

- Your ask is weak. I'd filter for the ideal customer of yours: startups with 5+ (whatever) people and also what the limit is - will you give meals for free to every single company that emails you? or just 5-7? and that's how many free lunches? and per company? I'd be specific. First come first serve? etc.

- Send you (the founder) an email at support @ ?? not personal

Please don't misunderstand me, this sounds awesome. It's just that how it's written right now it seems a bit rushed and prone for disappointed HN readers :)

Re: Offer HN: Free lunch for your office this week in SF

#13

Post by matysanchez »

mauricio-OH wrote: post #12

Hey People Food, some feedback on your post: - 300 heads? the word "people" is in your startup name and you just called people "heads". Not nice. - "Catering" probably kills this for most readers. Catering is used with "events". I'm sure you would deliver as long as a company orders what 2 or more? 3 or more? Just phrase it like that so that anyone in a startup feels empowered to submit their company. - Your ask is w…

+1, also a phone number would be nice.

Re: Offer HN: Free lunch for your office this week in SF

#14

Post by cgag »

mauricio-OH wrote: post #12

Hey People Food, some feedback on your post: - 300 heads? the word "people" is in your startup name and you just called people "heads". Not nice. - "Catering" probably kills this for most readers. Catering is used with "events". I'm sure you would deliver as long as a company orders what 2 or more? 3 or more? Just phrase it like that so that anyone in a startup feels empowered to submit their company. - Your ask is w…

Is that first point real? Do you actually find that offensive?

Re: Offer HN: Free lunch for your office this week in SF

#16

Post by samiur1204 »

cgag wrote: post #14
mauricio-OH wrote: post #12

Hey People Food, some feedback on your post: - 300 heads? the word "people" is in your startup name and you just called people "heads". Not nice. - "Catering" probably kills this for most readers. Catering is used with "events". I'm sure you would deliver as long as a company orders what 2 or more? 3 or more? Just phrase it like that so that anyone in a startup feels empowered to submit their company. - Your ask is w…

Is that first point real? Do you actually find that offensive?

Yeah, seriously, that post seems overly nitpicky, and the sort of "feedback" that I hope startup founders can filter out. "Head" is a commonly used term in the catering business.

Re: Offer HN: Free lunch for your office this week in SF

#17

Post by jmhamel »

MaxGabriel wrote: post #11

What do you think of your competition, which I imagine are ZeroCater and Cater2Me?

I'd say we're targeting a fairly different demographic, as our meals our $7, and we serve to as few as 2 people. We really love to feed startups who might not be able to afford a $12-15 meal, or who don't have enough people to hit the minimum for these other services.
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