Yelp

Passive Income Expert: How To Make $10k Per Month In 90 Days!

The Diary Of A CEO

A prominent directory website used as an example.

Starting a Startup After Business School - Reham Fagiri and Kalam Dennis of AptDeco

Y Combinator

A platform whose reviews (positive and negative) are tracked as part of App Deco's weekly KPI meetings, indicating customer sentiment.

A Conversation with Elad Gil

Y Combinator

A local business directory and review service. Mentioned in the context of failed startup strategies, like trying to compete by building adjacent products.

Porn Addiction, The Corrosiveness of Secrets, and Books to Change Your Life | Jason Portnoy

Tim Ferriss

One of the companies founded by the 'PayPal diaspora'.

#AIS: The Lanby's Tandice Urban on solving healthcare's customer service problem

All-In Podcast

A customer review platform. Used as an example of how dissatisfied customers readily leave reviews for restaurants but not typically for healthcare.

Investing with the Best, Founder-Problem Fit, Pre-Mortems and Pre-Parades, and More — Roelof Botha

Tim Ferriss

A crowd-sourced business review platform, which Mike Moritz envisioned having 'yelp stickers outside restaurants' as an early idea in 2005.

E133: Market melt-up, IPO update, AI startups overheat, Reddit revolts & more with Brad Gerstner

All-In Podcast

Google tried to 'kill' Yelp, but users continue to use both services; an example of a vertical search engine that persists despite aggregator attempts.

Jessica Livingston at Startup School 2012

Y Combinator

A platform for local business reviews. Used by Michael Seibel to find a pizza place to relay a critical message.

E115: The AI Search Wars: Google vs. Microsoft, Nordstream report, State of the Union

All-In Podcast

A crowd-sourced review forum, used as an example of content that could be aggregated and synthesized by AI.

E111: Microsoft to invest $10B in OpenAI, generative AI hype, America's over-classification problem

All-In Podcast

An online review crowdsourcing platform, cited by ChatGPT in a query response, raising questions about data sourcing, fair use, and potential economic damage to platforms whose content is scraped by AI.

The Challenges a Repeat Founder Faces - Tikhon Bernstam

Y Combinator

A company that emerged from Max Levchin's startup lab model.

Ooshma Garg at Startup School SV 2016

Y Combinator

Mentioned as a successful company that Keith Rabois, an early investor, had invested in.

How to Negotiate a Prenup — Ramit Sethi

Tim Ferriss

Online platform used by Ramit Sethi and his wife to find a therapist for prenup discussions.

E36: New FTC Chair, breaking up big tech, government silent spying, Jon Stewart, wildfires & more

All-In Podcast

Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp is cited for his concerns about Google redirecting search traffic to its own review services.

Ian Hogarth

Y Combinator

An example of a company that grew through SEO, and also utilizes word-of-mouth growth.

Nick Kokonas on Resurrecting Restaurants, Skin in the Game, and Investing | The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

Business review website that has recognized Alinea and was criticized for its GoFundMe initiative for restaurants during the pandemic.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom: China, Xi Jinping, Trade War, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mao | Lex Fridman Podcast #466

Lex Fridman

How To Make Money: Real Estate vs Amazon FBA vs Affiliate Marketing vs Social Media Marketing

Graham Stephan

E7: California's collapse, how SPACs are opening the markets for growth stocks & more

All-In Podcast

Mentioned as an example of a platform that helps abstract services for consumers.

Software Engineer Turned Youtuber - Jarvis Johnson

Y Combinator

Jarvis Johnson interned at Yelp and later decided to work there full-time due to good mentorship.

Nick Ganju Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Tim Ferriss

A platform for business reviews, mentioned as an analogy for Zocdoc's review features.

Peter Thiel on How to Think for Yourself | Q&A on The Tim Ferriss Show

Tim Ferriss

Mentioned as a company founded by members of the PayPal Mafia.

Tea Time with Tim Ferriss #7 -- Ask Me Anything Q&A (Favorite Apps, Productivity, etc.)

Tim Ferriss

The company led by CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, whom Tim Ferriss knows.

Random Show Episode 17 | Tim Ferriss

Tim Ferriss

A major incumbent in the location-aware rating app space, which Oink aims to differentiate from.