Delivery Services - Is It a Good Idea?

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There's already competition. A lot of restaurants are actually, when they see what the charges are, making a decision to only allow delivery through their own web sites. And so thereis a natural competitive back stop in a capitalist society. You don't want the invisible hand to be moved around by politicians. They will screw it up like they always have. We're all quarantined. The delivery services have been amazing. So for the, you know, for the mayor to get involved on this level is ridiculous....

0:01 Jason intros today's #AskJason and talks about the This Week in Startups Slack!
4:04 Ethan asks where and how Jason gets his news for general industry knowledge
6:43 Sean asks Jason how to acquire talent during a crisis
9:54 Vik asks Jason about building strong corporate culture while working remotely
15:44 David asks about SF mayor London Breed capping fees for delivery companies
19:32 Craig asks for Jason's perspective on investing in fully distributed startups
23:52 Mayur asks which audience do you sell to first when starting a marketplace
28:23 Stuart asks about how to price when launching - Free trials or charge right away?
33:05 Rob asks what investors think when they hear a CEO has 1 or 2 other side hustles
33:18 David asks about the importance of market timing - Will a great business always succeed, and how much of it is due to timing?
39:40 Onyx asks for Jason's take on the future of growing & scaling emerging natural food (or food tech) brands in this environment
41:21 Paulo asks how CEOs should act to motivate a remote team
48:08 Allen asks about syndicates that don’t contribute any money into a deal