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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

Food that stores can't sell by the end of the day is often wasted due to strict freshness policies, leading to inefficiencies in food distribution.

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YC

Office Hours at Startup School NY 2014

@ Y Combinator

06/20/14

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YC

Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

Many food banks, like Feeding America and City Harvest, face budgetary limitations that hinder their ability to pick up excess food from vendors, resulting in waste.

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Alfred Lin

07/31/14

@ Y Combinator

If you're off in inventory management, it can lead to significant issues, whether it's overstocking or missing sales opportunities.

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MrBeast

01/12/23

@ Lex Fridman

The biggest challenge with Feastables has been keeping products stocked in stores like Walmart due to high demand and supply chain issues.

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Y Combinator Cast

06/20/14

@ Y Combinator

We're building a marketplace that allows vendors to sell excess food inventory at a discount to users willing to buy it.

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Jordan Peterson

08/19/22

@ Lex Fridman

In a famine, governments often destabilize, appropriating food from farmers, which leads to a cycle of poverty and crop failure.

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Marc Andreessen

11/27/24

@ PowerfulJRE

We can clean up the food industry by stopping harmful subsidies and potentially introducing regulations that limit access to unhealthy food through assistance programs.

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Marc Andreessen

11/27/24

@ PowerfulJRE

Food assistance programs should not allow unhealthy food purchases, especially for children who lack control over their diets.

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Daniel Priestley

05/27/25

@ Chris Williamson

High volume, low value businesses, like food and drink, are often dead ends for entrepreneurs due to scalability issues and high operational costs.

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Christopher Gardner

05/12/25

@ Andrew Huberman

The food industry often uses cosmetic additives to enhance the appearance of products, which can lead to a reliance on ultraprocessed foods that lack nutritional value.