Startup Lessons from Zomato: How a Side Hustle has become a Global Food-Tech Player

by ABHISH B

The journey of Zomato from the ideation stage to be a global food-tech player leaves many clues and lessons for all aspiring entrepreneurs. This book is an attempt to have a look into the journey and share the lessons. Hope all aspiring entrepreneurs and start-up enthusiast will gain many valuable insights from this journey.Zomato has become the favorite 'online spot' of food lovers all over the globe. From helping to identify the best restaurants and dishes in town to deliver the favorite foods to our doorsteps. What started as a side-hustle born out of a necessity has grown to be a global food-tech player, much loved by foodies.Still, Zomato is not ready to rest on its laurels. It is pushing ahead with colossal ambitions of bringing a superior culinary experience to every person every day. Helming the dream is Deepinder Goyal – the founder and CEO of Zomato. In this role, the foodie from Punjab embodies the aspirations of millions of young entrepreneurs in the country.Started in 2008 with scanned menu card pictures posted online, Zomato is now a Gurgaon-based unicorn valued at over six and a half-billion dollars, the largest food-tech company in India. The platform provides a complete ecosystem where customers and restaurants discover and connect. The restaurant aggregator has restaurant reviews, food delivery services, analytical capabilities, and other features central to its offerings. Zomato now exists in more than 10,000 cities in 24 nations across the globe. Its home country lords over a duopoly in the niche space worth over eleven billion dollars. It garnered over a hundred million orders per month and grew at around 15 percent month on month in pre-pandemic times.Zomato's mission is loud and Better food for more people.

52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 10, 2021

Reviews

[Prathima Deepak · Rating 2 out of 5]

Felt more like a promotional book

[LOVELY GOYAL · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short book depicting growth story of Zomato. Good read.

[Megha Sehgal · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read it because it was not a long book and available on kindle unlimited