In this episode, I sit down with Rae Lambert, CEO and co-founder of DNNR—a platform bringing people together through curated, in-person dinners for brands, creators, and communities. We break down how DNNR works and what it takes to start your own dinner club, while also diving into Rae’s entrepreneurial journey from starting River to pivoting to DNNR and everything in between.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Rae Lambert and DNNR
02:35 The Evolution of Community Building
05:20 The Journey of River and Its Challenges
08:02 Pivoting from River to DNNR
10:55 Understanding the Dinner Club Concept
13:19 The Mechanics of DNNR
16:17 The Psychology Behind Dinner Parties
19:06 The Matching Algorithm and User Experience
24:18 Monetizing Dinner Clubs
26:31 Building Community Through DNNR
28:53 Dinner Clubs as a Revenue Model
31:30 The Future of Distributed Dinner Clubs
34:24 Community Building Insights
41:32 Embracing Technology for Community Building
Links
DNNR
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keywords
community building, dinner clubs, startups, entrepreneurship, in-person events, platform development, networking, community strategies, Rae Lambert, Megan Liken
