COVER STORY
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8 | JAN/FEB/MAR 2012
GAZELLE PRAISE
“ Ready. Set. Gazelle!” Nathan Schwagler, Mentor, Gazelle Lab
“ Getting Tampa Bay’s name on the map.” TechCrunch
“ Best idea incubator.” Creative Loafing
“ Massive economic impact.” Florida Trend
“ Doing the right things for the community.” Tampa Bay Business Journal
“ Something to be seriously encouraged.” Tampa Bay Times
Teburu: If you own a restaurant, bistro or bar and would like to optimize your online business, Teburu may just be the solution to optimizing your online ordering. This fully integrated system is designed to run all aspects of your online business. It’s simple to use, cost effective and cutting edge, giving restaurants a big advantage. Teburu allows you to reach your customers with a completely customizable web presence that puts the opportunities of online ordering systems, online table reservation systems and mobile phone based ordering solutions at your fingertips.
Founders Leon McIntosh and Greg Ross-Munro worked together at a software company and realized how lacking the current technology was for an online ordering system. More and more people turn to their mobile phones, tablets and computers to satisfy a need such as ordering dinner on the way home from work or making a reservation, so the need was evident. The catchy name, Teburu, is the Japanese word for table. The Japanese, by the way, have been using mobile phone and web ordering systems for over ten years now, thus the inspiration for Teburu, and the development team is based right here in Tampa.
For the consumer, it’s as easy as turning to the app on your mobile phone to place online orders for delivery or carry-out. You can choose the nearest location and customize your order down to the condiments you like on your burger. Orders are processed securely and the restaurant staff receives the order via a print-out and on-screen notification. Audio and visual cues also signal restaurant staff that your order has arrived.
Chances are good that if you don’t have a mobile application for your business you might be losing out on a large demographic of customers that embrace this technology. “Gazelle Lab was an amazing opportunity”, shared Leon McIntosh. “We received a great outpouring of support and guidance and the process was extraordinary.” For more information visit
www.teburu.com; or email
founders@teburu.com; or call 813-389-2970.
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