Steak and shake has quickly become my favorite roadtrip stop. I don’t love to follow hype— but I love the simplicity of what they are trying to do. Better food
Starting June 1, we’re doing things better at Steak n Shake — all our beef will come straight from pasture-raised cattle. This beef will be 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, making us the only American burger joint serving the healthiest kind of beef.
@rezoundous 5.5 is actually understands what I want done. It’s kind of like a mind reader. I’ve always wanted to be able to go into a barber shop and say just give me a hair cut and it gives me a perfect haircut. 5.5 is like that with words.
as your company scales you should never think any job is beneath you
this is one of the most common things i see happen to the big illustrious founder as they start getting some motion
stop doing the little things that got them to that point in the first place because they think its not worth their time anymore
i agree you should delegate certain things out but that doesn't mean you should never hop in a customer support chat or handle payment disputes or whatever it may be
humility keeps you grounded
people are starting to hedge their bets on what AI is going to do to society. IRL bets that either AI will make people want to get offline and or people will have more free time and they should spend it with others IRL not in some metaverse
The IRL connection economy is a $400B+ market.
And companies are racing to own it.
In the last 6 months, $800M+ in capital was deployed on "IRL" bets.
@Tinder invested $60M into a new Events feature for connecting matches in-person. They're pivoting to IRL and offering experiences such as speakeasies, raves, and pottery classes.
@222place: raised a $10.1M Series A to curate blind social experiences for Gen Z. Personality-matched groups sent to hyperlocal nightlife events.
@JagermeisterUSA launched BestNightsVC - the only venture fund in the world dedicated solely to nightlife and IRL connection. 16 portfolio companies across 4 continents.
@timeleft: dinner with 5 strangers, every Wednesday. €18M ARR. 6,500 dinners/week across 200+ cities.
Dion: members-only social app where the first move is buying someone a real drink, redeemed IRL. 10K members, 30K+ on the waitlist founded by @revekkapal.
Pie: Bonobos founder @dunn built an IRL friendship app. $24M raised. 130K+ MAU.
@weroad_official: group trips for 20-30 year olds who don't know each other beforehand. $150M valuation.
Matchbox: is an algorithm-powered matching platform for IRL events and has powered over 100,000 connections. founded by @liamjmcgregor (prev @MarriagePact)
New dating apps like Known @Celesteamadon, Cerca @MylesCerca, and Ditto @AllenWangzian are aiming to improve connection amongst young people.
Billion-dollar companies are paying $$$ for community and events leads:
- @AnthropicAI: Marketing Events Manager ($255k)
- @tryramp: Community Manager ($223k)
- @tryramp: Events & Culture Manager ($181k)
- @duolingo: Senior Community Manager ($193k)
- @NotionHQ: Community Programs Lead
Everyone knows the more time we spend online, the more valuable real-life connection becomes.
The question isn't whether IRL wins.
It's who facilitates it best.
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@SLU_Official (28-5) makes it to March madness draws No. 8 Georgia (22-10) in Buffalo as a 9-seed. Billikens' has an insane offense with Robbie Avila gives them at least a 60% shot to upset & advance. High-scoring game is most likely with Georgia’s inconsistent record —roll bills!
Winner advances to face the No. 1 seed in the region, likely Michigan
#MarchMadness #Billikens
The value of @meshlocal starts with this two part idea.
The first is our ability to find people who don’t know you and who want to meet you without knowing anything about you. That is an amazing feeling.
The second is logistics. We take care of everything so your experience is as easy as possible.
On the other side is a room full of people that want to meet you : )
@levelsio This is a huge space in tech. Event hosting as a whole is a tar pit but adjacent industries are chalk full of space to improve and make it fun to host and meet new people irl