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Quicklly: South Asian Marketplaces Show How Niche Wins Big

Quicklly: South Asian Marketplaces Show How Niche Wins Big

Quicklly sprang from a simple origin story: two South Asian entrepreneurs in Chicago saw an underserved community’s pain and built a marketplace to fix it. Founded in 2017 (launched 2018) by Keval Raj and Hanish Pahwa, Quicklly set out to solve the diaspora’s food-shopping and dining …

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Club Feast: When Planning Lunch Beats Paying For Chaos

Club Feast: When Planning Lunch Beats Paying For Chaos

“The future of food isn’t fast — it’s smart.” In today’s on-demand frenzy, delivery apps promise convenience but deliver chaos: sky-high fees, cranky drivers racing around empty, and restaurants choking on unpredictable orders deliverect.com switchgearmarketing.com. Every hour they sp …

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Shef: The Home-Cook Revolution Feeding America

Shef: The Home-Cook Revolution Feeding America

Imagine craving your grandmother’s adobo or a fragrant bowl of Ethiopian shiro, and finding it served fresh by a neighbor down the street. What if your weekend takeout came from around the world — not from a chain, but from someone’s home kitchen? That’s the revolution Shef has sparke …

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How Chowbus Turned Authentic Asian Cuisine Into a Niche Delivery Powerhouse

How Chowbus Turned Authentic Asian Cuisine Into a Niche Delivery Powerhouse

Ever craved genuine xiao long bao on a delivery app and come up empty-handed? That’s exactly what happened to Chowbus co-founder Linxin Wen when he moved to Chicago – he couldn’t find the authentic Asian flavors he grew up with, and hated the exorbitant delivery fees. This frustration …

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From Startup to Franchise Juggernaut: The Delivery.com Success Story

From Startup to Franchise Juggernaut: The Delivery.com Success Story

What if building a delivery empire isn't about burning cash, but about building communities? Delivery.com’s journey from a single city startup to a franchise-fueled powerhouse proves just that. In an industry dominated by VC-funded giants, this local delivery marketplace found its edg …

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From Idea to Unicorn: How Slice Became a $380M Success

From Idea to Unicorn: How Slice Became a $380M Success (And How You Can Too)

Have you ever wondered what it really takes to build a startup that raises over $380 million across 15 rounds? What if you could create the next marketplace unicorn from scratch?

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Social Buzz: Harnessing Local Tags and UGC to Drive Direct Traffic

Social Buzz: Harnessing Local Tags and UGC to Drive Direct Traffic

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Tech Tune-Up: Optimize and Track Your Way to More Direct Customers

Tech Tune-Up: Optimize and Track Your Way to More Direct Customers

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Get Discovered Everywhere: Using Search Platforms to Drive Direct Traffic

Your MVP for Local Search Visibility

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3 Hidden Costs of Using UberEats and Rappi for Your Marketplace (And How to Dodge Them)

3 Hidden Costs of Using UberEats and Rappi for Your Marketplace

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