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Hangry

A Startup Journey

Mike Evans
Legacy Lit, 2022

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Mike Evans presents the inside story of how he and his partner Matt Maloney built their tiny startup, GrubHub, into a multibillion-dollar online food ordering empire. If you ever had a restaurant meal delivered to your door, you’ll enjoy learning how Evans and Maloney made it happen. Evans provides an informative business book, a candid and humorous memoir, and a lively start-up guide for online entrepreneurs. He alternates the colorful history of his business with evocative tales of his post-IPO, cross-country bike trip, an amazing adventure he recounts in lively detail. If you’re hankering for a convivial insider’s view, Evans delivers a full meal.

Summary

In 2002, Mike Evans created GrubHub, a food order and delivery service.

The origin story for many successful startups begins with a genius having a grand idea to improve the world and make a fortune. In time, the genius links up with a venture capital firm; it holds an IPO and the genius becomes insanely rich.

But that is not the origin saga of GrubHub or its founder, Mark Evans. That story begins with one evening in 2002 when Evans wanted to stay home but felt “hangry” for a restaurant meal. That led to a hobby, which led to GrubHub, now a world-class business. This also is the story of how – at the height of his success – Evans quit GrubHub and pedaled his bike across America from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 

GrubHub started with $22,140 in the bank. By 2018, it was worth $13 billion.

In search of getting a restaurant meal delivered, Evans didn’t want to thumb through the Chicago Yellow Pages. He only wanted to know if any of the restaurants that intrigued him delivered meals and if he would like their food. With that evening as a trigger, Evans set out to create his own...

About the Author

Mike Evans, the primary founder of Grubhub and Fixer, holds degrees in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

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