Munch On Me (YC S11) Helps You Discover Tasty Dishes

http://mashable.com/2011/08/10/munch-on-me/

by jwang815 • 15 years ago

104 35 15 years ago

spicyj• 15 years ago

The title of this post would probably make more sense as "Munch On Me (YC S11) Helps You Discover Tasty Dishes With Daily Deals".

jwang8153• 15 years ago

Good one - changed.

fletchowns• 15 years ago

On the flip side, restaurants that are tired of the daily deal model may find Munch on Me to be a more enticing option. This is because Munch on Me’s core userbase consists of foodies, rather than bargain hunters. These are the type of people who are more likely to become repeat customers.

Why would the userbase consist of foodies and not bargain hunters? If anything, won't it consist of bargain hunting foodies?

guildchatter• 15 years ago

Is it bad if we're both?

jwang8153• 15 years ago

A survey of our merchants have shown that ~75% of people who come in buy another dish. We spoke to our users and many are repeat users of Munch On Me (daily and weekly).

te_chris• 15 years ago

I know it's only mashable, but how many times does it have to be repeated: publishing a slightly edited press release != journalism

vaksel• 15 years ago

I'd take it a bit further, and say that foodies are much more likely to constantly look for new things

outside1234• 15 years ago

seriously, they named it "munch on me"? nothing double meaning came to mind when they were thinking about that name?

ary• 15 years ago

That was my first thought too. We're mostly adults here, but the name is seriously terrible. Please, please change it.

jonursenbach2• 15 years ago

Must be flying over my head; what's so awful about it?

anigbrowl• 15 years ago

Yeah, that name seems destined to limit growth outside of coastal metros. It's too hip for its own good.

I sort of like the concept, because I eat out quite a bit. But coupons for individual dishes sounds like more work than I want to deal with. It's bad enough trying to remember coupon, restaurant, and expiry date, which is why I let my wife do most of the couponing. Having to check it against the menu as well seems like a refinement too far; foodies don't need an incentive to try a new dish, we do that anyway because we like food. Still, it's got a lot of potential.

Jach• 15 years ago

I can also imagine some further publications shortening it to MOM. So they'll begin: "Munch On Me (MOM), a new startup in San Francisco, has..."

crazygringo• 15 years ago

I dunno, I like the name, and I think a double-meaning is a bit of a stretch... Next you're going to tell me you think a restaurant site named "Eating Out" means something else...

sliverstorm• 15 years ago

The difference is, with "Eating Out" the restaurant came first, the slang second. With this, it's the other way around.

rorrr• 15 years ago

Ideas:

1) Add ratings for each dish, will help me decide what to buy.

2) It actually looks like each of the items on your side is not a dish, but a deal. So if the same dish is on sale in a week, it will be a separate item, correct? If that's the case, I would change it.

3) Add names for dishes on the left hand side. Right now the only way to find out what I'm looking at is to click on it, which loads a new page.

4) Add a filter (right hand side) by type - vegetarian, dessert, etc.

hydrazine2• 15 years ago

Duly noted. We're hackin' hard over here!

revertts• 15 years ago

This is pretty awesome. Food's the main reason I follow Groupon et al.

Hisoka• 15 years ago

Are there deals for NYC yet?

hydrazine2• 15 years ago

Not yet, but if you go to the NYC page you can sign up for an email update for when we do arrive. Thanks!

ethank2• 15 years ago

Fukime, Leaky and now "Munch On Me"?

Seriously? Is there a way to have a "ask your mom/dad/sister/girlfriend/wife what they think of your name" class before domains are registered?

Branding matters.

dadads• 15 years ago

Now that you've mentioned this fact, I'm more interested in trying out these services.

ethank2• 15 years ago

Kind of how I remember the name Shwowp for how horrible it is, but have to Google "tara hunts startup" to find Buyosphere.

BasDirks• 15 years ago

And you are not my parents or grandparents.

NARKOZ• 15 years ago

well yes, fukime wasn't so good

edit: I'm affliated with Fukime

palish• 15 years ago

I thought Fukime was great!

bfe• 15 years ago

A name with a hint of the controversial or scandalous can be more memorable and therefore be helpful.

Any emotional reaction in a potential customer, whether mirth or indignation, is a lot more valuable to a startup than obscurity.

Tichy• 15 years ago

Techcrunch didn't want it?

jwang8153• 15 years ago

We were on TC previously: http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/27/munch-on-me-is-a-groupon-fo...

thomasilk• 15 years ago

When Startups pick a name, they should think about 5 years from now not about if it sounds cool at the moment or is provocative.

A controversial name can help you in the beginning, but it can kill you branding in the longterm. (Exception: For some brands a controversial name can work, but then the whole brand has to go along)

If you pick a name like this one, you have to have the balls to build a brand and company that is controversial and provocative in every little detail.

johnx123-up• 15 years ago

http://builtwith.com/munchonme.com

Can you elaborate why did you choose nginx + Varnish?

Munch On Me (YC S11) Helps You Discover Tasty Dishes

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