A single-speaker YouTube short where the narrator reflects on a failed startup, the identity shift after shutting it down, and an experience working in fine dining that inspired the idea of a LinkedIn-style professional network for the hospitality industry.
But, you know, that first startup was really a premier learning experience. You know, the things that we ultimately didn't solve for is we didn't have like a traditional business model. We're kind of riding the social media wave. And it was a year and a half of time and money invested and that that startup ultimately failed. We, my co founder, Ethan and I, decided to shut it down and we both moved on. And in that time of transition, you kind of lose a little bit of your identity as an entrepreneur. You're like, well, we spent so much time on this thing, what's next? So when I worked in fine dining in downtown San Diego for a little bit, I was making good money and we had opened a brand new restaurant with 160 people. And the one thing that was really odd was that I was on LinkedIn. I think because San Diego State made me create a profile 20 years ago, feels like 20 years ago, and no one in the restaurant was on LinkedIn. And I would like, where do I connect professionally with people that I work with if they're not on LinkedIn, know what LinkedIn was. So I was like, why is there not a LinkedIn for the hospitality industry? And.
