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I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

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Re: I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

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Do you offer vegan burgers for non-meat-eaters?

There's a vegetarian burger on the new menu; I'm not sure if it's vegan though.

There was definitely cream cheese/yoghurt/mayo on it when I had it yesterday!

It's also cooked with the same griddle and spatula at the moment. A lot of vegans might find that a little bit disconcerting. I don't know how it will be when he has his diner up though!

Re: I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

#42

> It was a ridiculous idea, and so I knew I had to do it. I like this guy. I work for an Amsterdam startup and expect to be in London later this year, is this open to foreigners?

Yes, I'd love to interview startup people visiting London, so just let me know when you're over. I'll also introduce you to other startup people and some great events, like Silicon Drinkabout, if you'd like.

Re: I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

#43
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This is expensive $$ for the project. I assume that this burger retails for $8-10 dollars and that his location will sell 200 burgers a day. So he is giving up 1% of revenues for 1 1/2 years! Freemium doesn't work in the restaurant space.

Careful when making assumptions. Not only is 200 burgers a completely unfounded number, but you've neglected to include things like fries and drinks in your calculations.

Re: I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you see the picture of the burger in the article? All this guy has to do is declare that remaining prepaid burgers are non-transferable upon death, and he'll only ever have to make a few hundred per buyer.

Actually the burger in the picture is healthier than you'd think. It's very good quality beef. I have a balanced diet and exercise lots. I also subscribe to the 'fat is not the enemy' school of thought. Maybe I'll take some before and after photos to prove it!

The quality of the beef isn't the point. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/too-mu...

Re: I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

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yes but check it--the other part of the offer is that you must order two at a time. so, assuming you're not going to chow down two burgers on your own, you'll be introducing a new potential customer every time.

With 1k burgers? You could just order one to eat there and one to go. If you don't eat it later. Well, 998 to go now.

Plus, with this strategy you'll have a heart attack and die within the first year, so the rest of the burgers will go unclaimed.

Re: I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

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post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Actually the burger in the picture is healthier than you'd think. It's very good quality beef. I have a balanced diet and exercise lots. I also subscribe to the 'fat is not the enemy' school of thought. Maybe I'll take some before and after photos to prove it!

The quality of the beef isn't the point. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/too-mu...

There has been much discussion on this piece of research, and issues raised about the reporting of it. I think the response from the NHS was balanced:

http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/03March/Pages/high-protein-diet-...

Re: I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

#48

> It was a ridiculous idea, and so I knew I had to do it. I like this guy. I work for an Amsterdam startup and expect to be in London later this year, is this open to foreigners?

Yes, I'd love to interview startup people visiting London, so just let me know when you're over. I'll also introduce you to other startup people and some great events, like Silicon Drinkabout, if you'd like.

Awesome thanks, I'll get in touch when I know the exact dates! :)

Re: I just bought 1000 burgers on Kickstarter. Want one of them?

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I've accidentally run into Andrew at various points in my career, he's a very smart and capable guy, I always come away having learned a lot from him. He already knows basically everyone in the London startup scene, so I'd wager that anyone who has a burger with him will have more to gain from an hour of his time than the other way around.
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