Why Herd Club
Hi, I’m Branson. Here’s why I built this.
I love local food and fun: the spots with real owners and real personality. Years ago (before being a full-time entrepreneur), I worked on the national sales team for one of the largest food delivery apps as they expanded across Arkansas and the entire country. I saw firsthand how tech helped restaurants…and how it started to hurt them. I had a front-row seat behind the scenes to see how the numbers really work. Many apps have moved to high commissions that push owners to raise prices or give up a big chunk of every order.
Through my company, VanTech, I’ve also helped local businesses of all kinds market themselves, so I know what it really costs to win a new customer. It’s always hard to watch a great place struggle or close because people simply never heard about it or weren’t drawn in.
So I built Herd Club to do it better, and to make it fun. We never take a cut of a restaurant’s sales. Members get real savings and a reason to try somewhere new, or rediscover an old favorite. Local spots get new faces who come back and bring their friends. And it finally answers the age-old question: “Where should we eat tonight?”
One person tells another, and another. That’s the Herd. Thanks for being part of it.
Branson VanlandinghamFounder, Herd Club