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Wynand Geldenhuys | Munch

Munch’s insights on beating legacy software, pricing, and creating a competitive advantage

Can a fast food POS startup take on the old guard?

This week we sit down with Wynand Geldenhuys, Founder and CEO of Munch, to unpack how they’re building a cloud-based point-of-sale system designed specifically for the fast food industry.

From winning over franchises running on legacy systems to raising funding from one of SA’s biggest food giants — this episode is full of gritty lessons on product, sales, and strategy.

Listen now on your favourite platform.‍

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Spotify

Apple

Or skip to the highlights:

00:00 Intro‍

02:08 The background into Munch‍

07:10 How to sell to franchises on old legacy incumbent software‍

17:10 User feedback loops in early-stage product building‍

19:32 The power of continuous shipping‍

25:25 The Uber Eats Debate‍

28:43 Funding from one of SA's biggest food and beverage players‍

35:06 Developing a pricing strategy

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Wynand Geldenhuys | Munch

Munch’s insights on beating legacy software, pricing, and creating a competitive advantage

Can a fast food POS startup take on the old guard?

This week we sit down with Wynand Geldenhuys, Founder and CEO of Munch, to unpack how they’re building a cloud-based point-of-sale system designed specifically for the fast food industry.

From winning over franchises running on legacy systems to raising funding from one of SA’s biggest food giants — this episode is full of gritty lessons on product, sales, and strategy.

Listen now on your favourite platform.‍

Youtube

Spotify

Apple

Or skip to the highlights:

00:00 Intro‍

02:08 The background into Munch‍

07:10 How to sell to franchises on old legacy incumbent software‍

17:10 User feedback loops in early-stage product building‍

19:32 The power of continuous shipping‍

25:25 The Uber Eats Debate‍

28:43 Funding from one of SA's biggest food and beverage players‍

35:06 Developing a pricing strategy

Keep Reading

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