How Chowdeck is Changing the Food Delivery Game: A Chat with the Chowdeck Team #FoundersConnect

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! Like always, don't forget to like, share and subscribe for more Founders Connect! Enjoy! ------------------------------------------ 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