Rebuilding EatClub from $0 in COVID to global expansion w/Pan Koutlakis | Startup Playbook Ep214

Описание: My guest for Ep214 of The Startup Playbook Podcast was Pan Koutlakis.

Pan is the Co-Founder and CEO of EatClub, a platform that uses dynamic pricing to help restaurants fill empty tables during off-peak hours, while passing on great deals to diners.

EatClub saw remarkable growth early on, but like many in the industry, the business came to a standstill when COVID hit, with revenue dropping to zero overnight. Pan responded by drastically downsizing overheads, restructuring the company, and rebuilding momentum recently leading the business to secure an impressive $18.2 million Series A round.

In this episode we covered a variety of topics including:
How he convinced industry heavyweight Marco Pierre White to come on board
Navigating the uncertainty of COVID
The power of setting ambitious targets
Frameworks for making strategic long-term bets
And much more!

Check out TheKomoClub.com

Full show notes available at startupplaybook.co

Feedback/connect/say hello:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter:   / rohitbhargava7​​  
LinkedIn:   / rohbhargava  
Instagram:   / ​​  
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/RohitBhargava

Credits:
Music: Paycheck

Also a big thank you to our partners for the show:

Scendar
Scendar is the OG startup accounting firm in Australia catering to all stages of your business’ life. If you’re busy running your startup, you don’t have time to do your own books and forecast. Instead, fully outsource your finance function, giving you time and resources back to focus on what you do best in growing your business. Find out more at Scendar.com

Vanta
Vanta helps businesses get — and stay — compliant by automating up to 90% of the work for the most in-demand compliance frameworks. And with over 300 integrations, you can easily monitor and secure the tools your business relies on.
Join over seven thousand fast-growing companies including Atlassian, Flo Health and Quora that use Vanta to manage risk and prove security in real time.
Startup Playbook Podcast listeners get access to an exclusive offer of USD$1000 off their plans. Head over to vanta.com/podcast to get access to this exclusive discount