Re:Startups that launched at Y Combinator’s W19 Demo Day 1
by QuotedForTruth on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @04:48PM
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Weren't they on the Gimlet Startup podcast too? [1] Looks to be a different company/founder though.
The other bento started out trying to make the meals themselves but couldnt make them cheap enough. They were losing money on every one sold. Eventually, if I remember right, they tried to pivot to a service like this that got meals from restaurants, but didnt fair much better. They were doing last mile delivery though if I recall.
[1] https://www.gimletmedia.com/startup/kitchen-confidential-sea...
https://sf.eater.com/2017/1/10/14231188/bento-closed-san-fra...