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The Startup Menyu

Are you the working class guy/girl looking to bootstrap your own business but need direction from people who are in your same position? The Startup Menyu will provide you with insights from the co-founders of Menyu on how we run, start and manage our business hoping you can take our wins and loses and turn them into motivation for you. Email us at themenyuapp@gmail.com with any question you may have.
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Episodes

S2 E7 - The revitalized business

The last couple of months was rough to get through with everything that has been going on with the google update. Now that our stats and traffic are back in full affect, we decided to talk about some things that have been going on with the website. questions or comments always reach out to us at themenyuapp@gmail.com and dont forget to visit https://www.themenyuapp.com for your menu needs.

Mar 14, 202032 minSeason 2Ep. 7

S2 E6 - The Rise of the Stats

Stats are finally trending in the right direction and we are able to see some of our best menus start to get back to the rank they belong. Listen in on some of our top ten states that we have gained a lot of our traction from throughout last year and this current year. If you would like for us to build of a specific area that you live in email us at themenyuapp@gmail.com

Mar 04, 202026 minSeason 2Ep. 6

S2 E5 - Menyu + Google Analytics

Google Analytics gives us great insights into how users interact with our site and where our customers are coming from. Listen in on some of the great stats that we track and how you could use them to better your online business.

Feb 23, 202033 minSeason 2Ep. 5

S2 E4 - Hear about the downfall of our google search traffic pt 2

Listen in on more about the google update that brought our growing website traffic to a downward spiral. Now after about 2 months in we are slowing seeing some of our traffic start to climb back up. Luckily for us we were able to maintain our site and not have to shut down but for some users that may have not been the case. If you were affected by the google update reach out to us and let us know how you are doing at themenyuapp@gmail.com

Feb 15, 202028 minSeason 2Ep. 4

S2 E3 - Hear about the downfall of our google search traffic

Having an online content business has it's ups and downs. Listen in on how a single google update took our site from close to 2k visitors a day to as little as 200 users a day. For some out their who may have been affected, this may be your main source of income so we can see how this could be a difficult time. Tune in over the next couple weeks on how we ride the storm and see how we make out.

Feb 01, 202030 minSeason 2Ep. 3

S2 E2 - Menyu Business Review & Update

In today's episode we break away from the traditional business talk and just discuss some of the new things that we have been working on within menyu and just the overall lifecycle of the current business state. Going forward as well it will help with keeping you guys updated on how we are doing and if you ever have questions or business questions, email us at themenyuapp@gmail.com

Jan 18, 202027 minSeason 2Ep. 2

S2 E1 - Reviewing our KPI's and Yearly Goals

Todays Episode we go back over the yearly goals that we have set and see where we stand. We also talk a little about how 2019's goals will align with 2020 goals. If you are listening in on this episode wish us luck going into 2020 and we hope that you have a great year in your business or everyday work aspirations. Reach out to us in email at themenyuapp@gmail.com if you have questions and check out our site at www.themenyuapp.com

Jan 10, 202041 minSeason 2Ep. 1

S1 E20 - To Automate or Not

Building a business can lead to finding yourself doing a bunch of task that could either be automated or not. Automation is good because it helps free up your time for other things but at times automation should not be used. In todays episode we talk about the pros and cons of certain things that should be automated and how it can help your business. If you have any questions or would like to get some tips on things to automate reach out to us at themenyuapp@gmail.com

Dec 28, 201926 minSeason 1Ep. 20

S1 E19 - How to deal with copycats

When going into business, being copied can be a bad situation to be in. We here at menyu are not copyright experts of any sort but we are here to talk about some of the different things to look out for and also do your self to protect your business. If you have any suggestions or questions in regards to today's episode on protecting your business from copy cats, let us know at themenyuapp@gmail.com

Dec 20, 201921 minSeason 1Ep. 19

S1 E18 - Knowing When to Quit or Not

The question a lot of people may have but may not know the answer to when running a business is knowing when to quit or not. We don't know the answer to that question but in today's episode we talk about some of the things you can ask yourself to make sure that your business is going in the right direction and you are not just beating a dead horse. If you have questions or would like to ask us anything in regards to your business or today's podcast reach out to us at themenyuapp@gmail.com

Nov 29, 201930 minSeason 1Ep. 18

S1 E17 - Managing Your Time

Managing your time is one of the biggest aspects of starting a business. Everyone gets the same 24 hours in a day, it's all about how you manage every hour of it. Listen in and hear about some of the things that we do to help manage working a full time job and also putting in a decent amount of productive hours towards our startup each week. email us at themenyuapp@gmail.com with suggestions or questions on how you manage your time.

Nov 22, 201925 min

S1 E16 - Creating our First Hassle Map

Sometimes it helps to walk in your customers' shoes in order to better understand the steps they go through to do some job or to achieve some task within your organization. Today we talk about how we will be creating our first hassle map and many more in the future to better understand the issues that our customers have so that we can continue to make certain task easy for them. Reach out to use a themenyuapp@gmail.com if you have any question on how it turned out for us and maybe we could even ...

Nov 15, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 16

S1 E15 - Profit Models Part 3

Todays episode ends the 3 part series on the different versions of profit models that businesses tend to gravitate towards when figuring out how to run the business. I hope that these past couple episodes were informative and that you enjoy this last one to complete the series. Email us at themenyuapp@gmail.com to get more information about our business and don't forget to check out www.themenyuapp.com when searching for great food in your area.

Nov 08, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 15

S1 E14 - Profit Models Part 2

Today's episode starts off from last weeks series on profit models. We continue on giving good examples on 5 more great additional models such as Blockbuster Profit, Profit Multiplier Profit, Entrepreneurial Profit, Specialization Profit and Installed Base Profit. If you have any questions on today's episode reach out to us at themenyuapp@gmail.com or visit www.themenyuapp.com .

Nov 01, 201930 minSeason 1Ep. 14

S1 E13 - Profit Models Part 1

Today's Episode of The Startup Menyu is the first part of our three part series that talks about the different business profit models and where we at Menyu fit in at. Take the time to listen in over the next couple weeks of different models that we talk about and how we explain some real world examples of companies using these models. Hopefully you can take some insights out of this series and apply them to your business. Any Questions about the episode or about Menyu email us at themenyuapp@gma...

Oct 25, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 13

S1 E12 - Google Suite of Tools

Keeping track of where your customers land and spend time on your website can be very beneficial when building a website. In today's episode we talk about some Free and Paid tools provided by Google that help track the behavior of your customers and the reach of your content on the internet. We use these tools on a daily basis at Menyu and they have helped us go from 0 to over 35,000 monthly users in over 2 years of our website launching. Reach out to us at themenyuapp@gmail.com if you have any ...

Oct 18, 201936 minSeason 1Ep. 12

S1 E11 - Getting a Website Up & Running for your Business

Having a website can be one of the most important business decisions you make, so doing it the right way the first time is very important. In today's episode we talk about some of the details in whats needed to get a website going by detailing out both paid and free tools you can use for both programmers and non programmers. If you have questions on your existing or non existing business website, email themenyuapp@gmail.com and a web developer with close to 20 years of experience will get back w...

Oct 11, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 11

S1 E10 - Quality - The Startup Menyu

Addressing quality with your business can go a long way in creating a long term relationship with your current and future customers. As you build up the quality of your business you start to create a lot of long term value for your business. In today's episode we talk about some of the details of quality and what we currently are doing at Menyu to make sure we are keep quality at it's highest standard. Reach out to us at themenyuapp@gmail.com for any questions or more info on today's or previous...

Oct 04, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 10

S1 E9 - Creating Value - The Startup Menyu

In this episode we talk about the different aspects of value and how making sure that the business decisions that you make are not only creating value for the company but also providing a value for the customer. Check out this article here by the Harvard Business review on the 30 elements of consumer value. Modeling your business off the value pyramid can give you a great path in making sure that you align your goals with what consumers gravitate towards. If you have any questions, suggestions o...

Sep 27, 201930 minSeason 1Ep. 9

S1 E8 - Measuring Your Business with KPI's - The Startup Menyu

Keeping track of key metrics in your business can help you align goals for where you want to be in your business. This episode goes through some of the metrics we kept track of at Menyu over the last two years. After listening to this podcast we hope that you will be able to find areas in your business that can help you measure how you are doing. Any Questions about this episode or previous episodes, email us at themenyuapp@gmail.com and don't forget to check out www.themenyuapp.com

Sep 20, 201942 minSeason 1Ep. 8

S1 E7 - The Stages of Business - The Startup Menyu

Listen in on tips to figuring out where you are at in your business stage. Hear how we plan to move into the next stages of our business and ways you can move forward as well. Any Questions on today's episode, email us at themenyuapp@gmail.com

Sep 13, 201940 minSeason 1Ep. 7

S1 E6 - Building a Social & Restaurant Discovery Platform - The Startup Menyu

Listen in on how the Menyu team brings an exciting new beta feature to the website called List Creation. Menyu now gives you a way to save all of your favorite or potential restaurants you would like to visit into a personal list to be able to view them later without having to search throughout the site or through your house again. Although we are in beta, feel free to visit www.themenyuapp.com now and signup. We will have continued updates to this feature based on your feedback. Email us at the...

Sep 06, 201938 minSeason 1Ep. 6

S1 E5 - Forming a Business & Keeping the Books - The Startup Menyu

This episode we talk about how we legally formed our business and became Menyu LLC and how it benefits you to make sure that you become legalized at some point also. We also get into how keeping a simple record of your financials can help with knowing where you losing or profiting on the company.

Sep 01, 201936 minSeason 1Ep. 5

S1 E4 Revenue Streams - The Startup Menyu

Everyone cannot get millions of dollars or quite their jobs to start business, but you can turn a profit on your business by taping into the correct revenue streams and marketing channels. Tune in to see what we use at Menyu to generate revenue to help grow our business while still keeping a full time job.

Sep 01, 201953 minSeason 1Ep. 4

S1 E3 - Finding Market Fit & Channels - The Startup Menyu

This episode talks about helping you find your market fit, reaching your target audience and staying focus in your startup venture. Tune in to listen for way to reach customers without spending tons of money!

Sep 01, 201950 minSeason 1Ep. 3

S1 E2 - The Pivot - The Startup Menyu

Sometimes things don't go as planned! Listen in on how we failed at gaining traction on our mobile iphone application but instead of giving up we pivoted to a more successful platform quick and steady without losing focus.

Sep 01, 201927 minSeason 1Ep. 2

S1 E1 - The Intro - The Startup Menyu

Meet Adam, an IT manager/Entrepreneur who has over 20 years of Programming experience talk about how Menyu was started. This is the first episode of many from 2 hard working guys with full time jobs helping each other build a business from the ground up. Listen, gain some knowledge and enjoy!

Sep 01, 201916 minSeason 1Ep. 1

Brief Podcast Intro Update

This is a short episode that updates you on some information we discussed in the first episode about not releasing podcast

Sep 01, 20191 min
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