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Resy and Eater: Ben Leventhal

How I Built This · 20 Jan 2025 · 55m

What this episode covers

Ben Leventhal, co-founder of Eater and Resy, explains how he pivoted from a snarky restaurant blog to building a $200 million reservation platform. He details the failure of Resy's initial 'surge pricing' model, which clashed with hospitality norms, and the successful pivot to a SaaS reservation widget and table management system. Leventhal also discusses his current venture, Blackbird Labs, which aims to create a coalition loyalty currency for the restaurant industry.

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founders before launch, early-stage companies, companies scaling up and large enterprises

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Companies
American Express, Airbnb, Gawker, Vox, VH1
Products
Eater, Resy, Blackbird Labs, OpenTable, Curbed, Kitchen Surfing

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