Is it just SF, or does it include Southbay area too? (MV)
Zesty (YC W14) Launches Healthy Catering Service
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#12Is it just SF, or does it include Southbay area too? (MV)
Hi Eric, we are currently serving San Francisco but we're planning to roll out to the South Bay soon. If you email me at david at zesty dot com, I can put you on our list of pilot companies down there.
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#13Using Zesty at Heyzap and loving it. They seemed to have solved some of the key problems with corporate lunch delivery. 1. Getting the food in hot. 2. Reliable delivery. 3. Fair sized portions. 4. Healthy options. 5. Employee customization / feedback.
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#14This seems to me like one of those companies that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world. There are plenty of catering services that do this type of thing locally, and it's not really clear why a company would go through the friction of changing.
Anyone seeing this be $1b+ exit? Me either.
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#15This seems to me like one of those companies that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world. There are plenty of catering services that do this type of thing locally, and it's not really clear why a company would go through the friction of changing. Anyone seeing this be $1b+ exit? Me either.
The key is software leverage. Catering company on the outside, yet scale is achieved with a small headcount and software for logistics, meal selection, ordering as well as being a true marketplace etc.
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#16This seems to me like one of those companies that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world. There are plenty of catering services that do this type of thing locally, and it's not really clear why a company would go through the friction of changing. Anyone seeing this be $1b+ exit? Me either.
The idea that all companies need to have a $1b+ exit seems like an idea that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world.
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#17This seems to me like one of those companies that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world. There are plenty of catering services that do this type of thing locally, and it's not really clear why a company would go through the friction of changing. Anyone seeing this be $1b+ exit? Me either.
Housekeepers exist in every city (agency and private). Homejoy is doing fine, because they can do it cheaper and more efficiently. Something existing doesn't mean it can't be improved.
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#18This seems to me like one of those companies that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world. There are plenty of catering services that do this type of thing locally, and it's not really clear why a company would go through the friction of changing. Anyone seeing this be $1b+ exit? Me either.
The idea that all companies need to have a $1b+ exit seems like an idea that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world.
More so that it exists in the world of Venture Capital.
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#19This seems to me like one of those companies that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world. There are plenty of catering services that do this type of thing locally, and it's not really clear why a company would go through the friction of changing. Anyone seeing this be $1b+ exit? Me either.
The key is software leverage. Catering company on the outside, yet scale is achieved with a small headcount and software for logistics, meal selection, ordering as well as being a true marketplace etc.
That's a possibility (though not guaranteed).
It still doesn't address the lack of compelling reason for an existing company to switch to this as a catering service.
If you're in a big company, you probably have a) a contract with a major catering service and b) lock-in by default of no unsatisfied need.
Am I missing something here?
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#20This seems to me like one of those companies that exists in San Francisco and not in the real world. There are plenty of catering services that do this type of thing locally, and it's not really clear why a company would go through the friction of changing. Anyone seeing this be $1b+ exit? Me either.
Housekeepers exist in every city (agency and private). Homejoy is doing fine, because they can do it cheaper and more efficiently. Something existing doesn't mean it can't be improved.
Yes, but most homeowners/renters don't have a contract with a housekeeper in the way that companies do with catering companies.
I'm not arguing that the system can't be improved, just that this seems to be saying "existing product, but software!" as if that's going to improve lives suddenly.