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Consider supporting delivery workers with tips for their hard work
Reflect on the impacts of using food delivery apps on human interactions
Occasionally opting for more human interactions over online experiences can be rewarding

Timing is crucial for success or failure, like with startups in different eras.
Left-wing city policies can impact opportunities and business outcomes.
Factors like rising taxes, wages, and fear can affect dining and startup trends.

Governments use food to influence and market their countries, known as gastrodiplomacy.
Gastrodiplomacy involves promoting national cuisine to foreign audiences to showcase national identity.
Gastrodiplomacy can be a subtle form of resistance against nationalist powers, emphasizing cultural identity through cuisine.

Dynamic pricing worked for Uber because it's a system where demand and supply can be influenced economically, leading to a surplus of trips and a big economic win.
Fast food like Wendy's operates in a non-stochastic system, making the effectiveness of dynamic pricing more limited compared to a system like Uber's.
Implementing dynamic pricing at Wendy's could help shape consumer behavior, improve operational efficiency, and line up customer demand with employee staffing, but may not have the same revolutionary impact as it did for Uber.

NYC's First Major Restaurant Union Since Covid Loses Ground After Vote.
79% of people have a favorable reaction to the concept of variable pricing in restaurants.
LA Times introduces a new food reporter, Cindy Carcamo, focusing on various food-related topics.

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Entrepreneurship requires a certain level of 'craziness' due to its challenging nature with low success rates.
Market research for business ideas should involve practical testing rather than just theoretical surveys, like setting up a pop-up business.
Observing real-life needs and gaps in services can lead to innovative business ideas, like the need for more dog training services in Boston.