The meez Podcast Eli Feldman on How Restaurants Must Evolve to Survive
Sep 9, 2025
In this intriguing discussion, Eli Feldman, founder of Elided Opinions and Shy Bird, dives into how restaurants can adapt to survive in a competitive landscape. He emphasizes the necessity of monetizing customer attention and integrating technology like AI to streamline operations. Feldman explores the ethical implications of restaurant models, the benefits of franchising, and the need to offer unique dining experiences. He also touches on the impact of delivery services and the importance of genuine human interaction, even as tech evolves.
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Restaurants As Social Hearths
- Restaurants serve as modern hearths that enable social connection and empathy.
- Delivery often strips away multi-sensory and communal aspects, weakening that social infrastructure.
Sell Data And Model Training
- Consider new revenue by leveraging restaurants' unique data and physical interactions for AI training and computer vision.
- Explore partnerships where your venue helps models learn the physical world for a fee.
Franchises As AI-Backed Operating Systems
- Franchises are operating systems that scale expertise and can be amplified by AI knowledge bases.
- Combining knowledge bases with LLM tools could standardize operations and speed expansion.
