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(704) 448-LUKA — Find & book any restaurant in SF & South Bay Area via text
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@jtriest That was a crazy hustle! Took us one week to pack everyone up and move the whole team in SF - we only got accepted to YC in the very end of December. It's been really great since then though and we're definitely staying! If anyone needs immigration advice, feel free to ask that :)
Been using Luka for the past several weeks and has been an awesome experience. Props to Eugenia and the team for moving fast and building something genuinely useful + delightful.
@jjeremycai Thanks Jeremy! Let me know what need to be fixed - Luka needs as much feedback as possible, that's how it grows!
Edit: removed comment because it was about the app, not the new text number feature
@mulligan Thanks for trying out the app, Brenden! The app is also on PH: http://www.producthunt.com/posts...
Not trying to sell my product, but what will you do when you get to large scale (if not there already) and carriers start blocking your text messages since you're using a long code and apparently only one phone number? (10 digit number)
Clarification: carriers block outbound text messages from numbers sending too many text messages per day.
@matthewberman We were thinking about switching to a short code in some time - I've checked https://www.sendsonar.com/, seems like a great product. Let's talk about it? My email is kuyda@luka.ai.
I'll have to remember to try this next time we're in the bay area looking for dinner. Always looking for new dinning tools
Any different than the previously posted Luka - http://www.producthunt.com/posts... ?
@tzhongg Thanks for your comment! Luka is now available via text plus we've added all possible reservations in SF and Bay area - before that Luka was just restaurant recommendations in a mobile app.
I really like the idea. It looks that you guys are going to disrupt the market. This step is a great sign that you are trying different models to find a proper connection with users. I think you should focus on your app and release Android one. My point is that SMS can't provide better experience than the app. Also, I will be happy to discuss cooperation with Settle (http://settleorder.com). I am sure you will be interested. Thanks and good luck!
@stasmatv Thank you Stas! Settle looks like a GREAT product, would love to learn more! do you have time to chat? I'm at kuyda@luka.ai.
@romain_lapeyre Hi Romain! It's fully automated and based on the conversational technology we've been building. We're also plugging in APIs of different services. Let me know if you're interested in a more detailed description of our technology! :)
Luka started as a mobile app using AI that recommends places to eat. This week we're launching Luka as a phone number +1 (704) 448-5852 that you can text anytime and find and book any table in SF and South Bay Area, including the ones that are impossible to get on OpenTable or other services.
Luka also analyses your previous conversations, predicts what you might like and gets you tables (even at hard to get restaurants like State Bird Provisions, Rich Table, Cotogna etc). We want to build a service that will be available across all platforms - as a standalone app, in any messenger or simply by text messaging. We're building AI that you can use right now.
Would love your feedback and happy to answer any questions :)
@ekuyda Really fascinated by the idea of using chat as an interface. What are your plans for other cities?
@ekuyda I suggested this to Magic but they seem to be sold on text messaging only. Since you are embracing cross-platform you should look into a Slack integration. Mockup here (.png) http://b10p.com/1MIZ7Bw
@robjama Thanks, Robleh! We're working on adding all of the Bay Area by the end of March and then move to New York and Los Angeles! What are the cities you'd love to see it in?
@ekuyda If it's automated, what's the constraint that keeps you from launching country-wide?
Cool interaction, @ekuyda, even without the app. Are the restaurant content/dish recommendations Luka generated or sourced from yelp/Zagat/other? And what are hurdles to expanding in more cities in short order? Congrats, too!
@tf808 Hi Tina! We're getting all data automatically from 15 different sources - ranging from user reviews to professional media. Cities can be added pretty easily - this is in our roadmap for the nearest future! Thank you!
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