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Josephine is closing its doors

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Re: Josephine is closing its doors

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Post by michael_storm »

> We will also be sending our cooks off with a transition packet, which will include their business data, customer contact info (for those who opt-in), alternative business proposals and recommendations, tool/service recommendations for replacing our platform functionality, and other general resources. We hope that these personalized packets, along with community-run versions of our cook community forums and groups, will be a stepping stone for folks who would like to continue making income through their cooking skills.

That is actually really impressive. I hope other companies have the forethought and compassion to remember that their responsibilities lie with everyone who comes to depend on them -- not just those to whom they have a legal duty.

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Post by dawhizkid »

I like the idea but I think the food safety/perishabiliy/logistics challenge is too much.

Personally I would like something like a “social buying” restaurant delivery app, where you can vote on what you’d like made in a centralized kitchen and then place an order to be delivered if whatever you voted on was chosen by popular vote.

Recipe holders could submit recipes to be voted on and make a commission from sales if their recipe is chosen.

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Post by alpb »

It was good until it lasted.

Although it was a bit inconvenient, I had a chance to try out a few homemade ethnic meals that I have no chance of finding in a restaurant. Eating strangers’ meals was strange, but I bet it will become a thing in increasing sharing economy.

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Post by wnissen »

Dang. It seemed like a great thing, never became available in my neighborhood. I know there are informal unpermitted food sellers all over the place, but this seemed like a nice balance between getting ceviche from a random person off Facebook (real example) and a full-up restaurant.

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Post by firasd »

dawhizkid wrote: post #3

I like the idea but I think the food safety/perishabiliy/logistics challenge is too much. Personally I would like something like a “social buying” restaurant delivery app, where you can vote on what you’d like made in a centralized kitchen and then place an order to be delivered if whatever you voted on was chosen by popular vote. Recipe holders could submit recipes to be voted on and make a commission from sales if…

Not a bad idea. Like GroupOn without the discounts.

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Post by danso »

hosh wrote: post #7

Huh, interesting. I wonder what happened, after reading this: https://medium.com/@steve.yegge/why-i-left-google-to-join-gr... (Steve Yegge talking about joining Grab, and the meal-delivery boom)

IIRC, Grab would/will facilitate homemade food service by facilitating cheap delivery, whereas Josephine focused on the meal creation. Both businesses would presumably have symbiotic relationship.
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