GrubHub founder Mike Evans is starting over

Mike Evans, Fixer

I first interview Mike Evans 12 years ago when he was hustling to get GrubHub off the ground. It’s mind-boggling how much he got done in those 12 years and I want to find out about all of it: the IPO, the exit, the time off, and the new start.

Today, Mike Evans is the founder of Fixer, an on-demand handy-man service.

Mike Evans

Fixer

Mike Evans is the founder of Fixer, an on-demand handy-man service.

Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. I’m so freaking lit up to do this interview today. People do not understand how excited I can be about today’s guest. And here’s why the first time I interviewed Mike Evans, the founder of grub hub was. Back in 2010. So we’re talking about 12 years ago, and I remember how much of a hustler this guy was in the sense that he would work during the day.

And then at night he digitized menus to put them online. And the reason that I get excited about it is by the time I had interviewed him, he had found a business model. It was we’ll digitize menus for free. And then we will say, we’ll make it easy for people who are hungry to find a restaurant near them, that delivers based on their zip code and their, if it’s more than zip code, which was pretty impressive.

And the restaurants that are willing to deliver and then their business model, I think it evolved to include a premium service for...

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