| Sorry to be a naysayer but: 1. You're attacking a space where no-one is succeeding. I'm not sure if Yelp or Foursquare are profitable yet. Those are 2 leading companies in the space after years in the business. 2. You're attacking a space where scale/density of coverage matters. I'm in San Francisco, you seem to have only Ontario area. What is your plan to get to the scale needed to make some business out of it? 3. You're attacking a space without a good business model. You can't charge users so you must charge restaurants but if Yelp can't make this work, how will you? What is your business model? (if you think you can get restaurants to pay you for sending users or for advertising, you're wrong). 4. Overall you're not better than Yelp or Foursquare. I use Yelp/Foursquare/Google Maps for exactly the purpose you describe as main selling point and they all have more data (reviews, photos, menus). More importantly, they're already installed on my phone. 5. You're not solving a big pain for the user. That's why you can't charge people for use. Sure, I'll occasionally have the need to find a nearby restaurant in an area I don't very well, but it doesn't come up that often and I wouldn't do it if I had to pay. |
5. Right now we're solving something that neither Yelp nor Foursquare solves and that's the Paradox of choice. With them you can see what restaurants are around you, and read some reviews but you still don't know what to eat there. It might get you in the door but you're still taking a shot in the dark. With us, we only create a few set-menu meal deals that you can choose from that are rated best, by local foodies. So you're essentially browsing what's around you by top rated meal, instead of restaurant.