Did you know Chowdeck, the green and yellow app everyone's using these days, started with a frustrating late-night craving?
Chowdeck is an on-demand food delivery service and marketplace where people can purchase their favourite meals from a wide range of restaurants. Whether local or continental, customers can buy food in a few short steps and have it delivered to their doorstep in under 30 minutes.
In this Founders Connect interview, we sat down with Femi Aluko, the CEO of Chowdeck, along with other top leaders from the company - Including his co-founders, Olumide Ojo and Lanre Yusuf - to discuss the inception, growth and challenges they've faced so far.
So, if you've ever wondered how Chowdeck became a leading food delivery platform, this interview is a must-watch! Subscribe for more inspiring Founders Connect stories, and let us know what YOU think about the video (and the new format we're trying!) in the comments below!
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00:00 Introduction
01:07 Meet Femi Aluko before Chowdeck
03:39 His University experience
05:10 Why he fasted for days to learn how to code
05:43 Femi's life after University
06:36 How he landed a role in Paystack
08:37 The most important lesson from his time at Paystack
09:37 How the idea for Chowdeck was born, and choosing co-founders to execute with
14:58 How Lanre Yusuf, COO of Chowdeck, became his cofounder
15:48 When he quit his job to focus on Chowdeck
17:20 The viral tweet that changed Chowdeck
19:11 Getting into YC
22:51 Lanre and Tobi speak on rider operations
25:00 Tomilola speaks on Customer support and experience
25:56 Kennedy speaks on sales and partnerships
27:47 Launching in new locations and asking the right questions
28:42 On onboarding new partners
29:25 The easiest and hardest partners they've closed so far
31:21 Biggest "shocker" for Femi so far
34:03 On Chowdeck's core values
37:23 Things that have shocked the team about the business & what they're most proud of
43:00 Meet the rider associates and riders of Chowdeck
45:54 Where Femi sees Chowdeck in five years
46:43 Closing remarks