SeamlessWeb.com started out as a meal delivery interface provided by businesses to their employers.  Companies signed up and assigned expense accounts and user ids to their employees.  A few clicks of a mouse and an employee in NYC could order any kind of food from over 1,000 restaurants, know exactly when it would be delivered, and have the entire bill (including tip) deducted from their expense account.  SeamlessWeb proved to be super successful, catering to workaholics and their employers alike by making it unnecessary for workaholics to ever leave their desks.  SeamlessWeb was on Time Magazine’s list of 50 Coolest Websites in 2006, and co-founder Jason Finger just made Crain’s Forty Under Forty list for 2007.  Two years ago, they rolled out the consumer version of the site – no corporate account necessary.  And ever since they started adding restaurants in Hoboken, it’s the first place I go when I want to order food.  No more paper menus, running to the ATM, no more screaming my order into the phone over and over b/c no one can hear me over the clang of the dinner rush.  And I know this part is in my head, but I think the food comes faster and tastes better than any other delivery I’ve gotten.

This sounds extremely cool. I love the idea of not having to deal with cash. How many times have you ordered and then realized you only have change from your cab ride home last night in your back pocket?! Unfortunately I think I may be waiting a while for this service to come to my neighborhood.  In fact I am still waiting for cool places to order from, so that may be the first issue to tackle.

By Kate on January 08, 2008