Revolutionizing Dining Experiences: The Rise of Contactless Ordering and Payment through Digital Menu Boards
In today's fast-paced world, convenience is key, and nowhere is this more evident than in the realm of dining. With the advancement of technology, the way we order and pay for our meals is undergoing a remarkable transformation. One such innovation taking the restaurant industry by storm is contactless ordering and payment facilitated by digital menu boards. Digital Menu Boards for Restaurants: The Future of Dining: Gone are the days of static, printed menus that require constant updating and lack the flexibility to adapt to changing demands. Enter digital menu boards – dynamic, interactive displays that not only showcase a restaurant's offerings but also revolutionize the entire dining experience. These digital displays not only serve as eye-catching visuals but also provide a platform for seamless integration of contactless ordering and payment systems. The Convenience Factor: Streamlining the Ordering Process: One of the primary advantages of digital menu boards is their...
Mar 28, 2024
Note, I specifically say "Trading System" not a B/S/T system.
A big part of product centric enthusiast communities is properly valuing objects. How many times have you been to a drop for a different community and thought "My god, why would anyone ever spend $X on THAT?", happens all the time, but it's only because people outside that community, people who haven't gone down that rabbit hole yet, don't understand the market in that community.
Ever since the beginning of Massdrop we've wanted to bring communities together and drive cross pollination. Sure it's in our best interest financially if we can get a quilter interested in audiophile gear, but more importantly, it expands the community, it makes the community richer.
It costs significant money to acquire grail level products in any community, but once you're at the grail level in one community, you tend to become particularly entrenched. This is logical, you've invested hundreds of hours learning about Mechanical Keyboards, you've sunk a couple grand into the products you have, so the idea of starting over in a new category is hard. It's like moving to another country, except you can't bring any of your money or stuff.
If we could create a system where high quality enthusiast products were evaluated as assets, it would enable trading and a greater degree of cross community interaction.
As an example, let's say I've got 4-5 headphones worth between $300 and $1000 on the secondary market, but I don't have any nice mechanical keyboards. I've been browsing mech keys on Massdrop, they look really cool, but I don't want to have to carve out another $200 for the keyboard plus $100 for keycaps from my already stretched budget.
It'd be pretty cool if I could put one of my headphones up for trade, I could specify I'm interested in mech keys worth a similar amount, and Massdrop spits out the 5 dudes looking to trade their $300 keyboards for $300 headphones.
Obviously lots of logistics to figure out, but I think it'd be pretty sweet if Massdrop enabled this kind of activity. What do you think?
Discussed parts of this previously here: https://www.massdrop.com/talk/76/are-enthusiast-products-expenses-or-assets