Building Blackbird

Ben Leventhal has spent the last 20 years imagining and building the future of hospitality technology and the restaurant industry. In this talk, Ben shares his entrepreneurial journey of being the founder of Eater, Resy, and now Blackbird. This conversation, moderated by Head of CSX Jason Rosenthal, covers the evolution of going from a magazine to building a tech company, his advice for early stage founders, and how web3 enables Blackbird.

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