I have a Schedulefly “app” icon on my iPhone that says “fly.” Here’s what it looks like… Many of you also have this icon on your phone, and you assume it’s an app from the app store. It’s not. It’s our mobile web site, which works on any web-enabled phone. Unlike an actual “native” app, […]
Read MoreScott Maitland has owned Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery in Chapel Hill, NC for nearly twenty years. He’s an incredibly sharp businessman and entrepreneur, and this interview turned into what amounted to a full-on class session on the mindset you need to have when opening a restaurant and how to raise money for […]
Read MoreMy friend once said to me about Schedulefly, “Y’all run that business like you are some old timers running a general store.” It’s so true. I love that analogy. But why did he say that? And why do I think it’s so accurate? Well, we’ve both spent time in the N.C. mountains in Valle Crucis, […]
Read MoreJulian Siegel and his wife Lisa started the wildly successful Riverside Market Cafe in Ft. Lauderdale, FL without a business plan, and they bucked conventional wisdom from day one. It’s one of the most memorable restaurants I’ve ever visited, from the honor system for bottled beers, to the couches and wing back chairs located in […]
Read MoreI love having a business that can make decisions based on our own personal beliefs and what we feel is right – or not right. It’s that simple. It’s also a dream to have such a clear focus on certain types of restaurants – because we are serving a lot of people just like us […]
Read MoreJake and his wife Shannon own Capital Club 16, one of the best and most respected restaurants in Raleigh, N.C. Jake talks about his restaurant being an extension of his home, leading by example, transitioning from being a chef to being an owner, treating his staff like family, and other ways he and Shannon have […]
Read MoreFive years ago we decided it would be a good idea for me to record phone calls with customers who wanted to share why they liked using Schedulefly and how it helped their restaurant. We posted the recordings on our blog, and they were fine for a while but after about ten we realized that […]
Read MoreWhile in college in coastal NC some 20 years ago I worked at a really great and well run seafood restaurant called The Bridge Tender. It was on the waterway and directly next to the draw bridge that led to Wrightsville Beach NC…hence it’s name. It was (and still is) a local favorite all year […]
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