Ben Lipschitz

Ben Lipschitz is co-founder and CEO of FoodByUs, the inaugural winner of Kochies’ Business Builders INNOV8RS competition. FoodByUs is Australia’s largest online hospitality marketplace that connects restaurants, cafes, and caterers with thousands of wholesale food and alcohol suppliers.

Latest from Ben Lipschitz

Keep your business growing: The three Rs of keeping the best talent

By Ben Lipschitz | 10 December 2022

Attracting and keeping great staff is a challenge for many business in the current skills shortage climate. Ben Lipschitz, CEO and cofounder of FoodByUs, explains the three Rs of finding the best talent for your team. With ABS data revealing that almost one-third of Australian businesses are having difficulty finding staff, everyone’s greatest pain point…

Rolling out new tech? Get to know your customer first

By Ben Lipschitz | 5 December 2022

Socrates’ secret to a happy life was to ‘know thyself’, but in the world of digital product creation the secret is ‘know thy customer’. No amount of tech can help you achieve scale unless you get to know your customer first, writes Ben Lipschitz, CEO and cofounder of FoodByUs. Technology can do amazing things, but it…

Transparency is key: Startup leaders need to get real during recruitment

By Ben Lipschitz | 8 November 2022

Startup leaders being real right from the beginning benefits both the candidates and the company, writes Ben Lipschitz. Working in a startup or high-growth business is a whole different ball game to your big corporations. Expectations can sometimes be higher, there’s nowhere to hide in a small team, teamwork and cohesion are essential, and the…

Can a CEO or founder ever really take a break from work?

By Ben Lipschitz | 11 September 2022

Ben Lipschitz, CEO and co-founder of FoodByUs, reflects on the benefits for his business when he finally allowed himself to take a proper break from work after six years without a real holiday. As the leader of a fast paced and high-growth tech startup, you accept it’s a role that requires plenty of your focus…

Working with service providers: you catch more flies with honey

By Ben Lipschitz | 6 September 2022

Choosing the right suppliers for your business can be a huge value-add, so it pays to choose your service providers wisely, writes Ben Lipschitz, CEO and cofounder at FoodByUs. For small and mid-size businesses, it’s a no-brainer to surround yourself with a network of external service providers. Outsourcing functions such as legal, accounting and PR…

Career planning: Don’t trade short-term pay for long-term career experience

By Ben Lipschitz | 13 July 2022

With businesses across a variety of sectors reporting ongoing staff shortages, there are some startlingly good salaries on offer at the moment, even for junior positions. It’s tempting for graduates or newcomers to take a big salary offer, but my strong advice to them is to think carefully first about what they want to achieve…

Measuring business success: 3 key pillars to have on your radar

By Ben Lipschitz | 9 July 2022

There’s a lot of noise when you have a fast growing business, writes Ben Lipschitz, CEO and cofounder at FoodByUs. So he offers the three pillars that have enabled his startup to really measure business success. Everyone interprets business success according to their own values. For some startup owners it could be earning five-star reviews…

Measuring business success: 3 key pillars to have on your radar

By Ben Lipschitz | 9 July 2022

There’s a lot of noise when you have a fast growing business, writes Ben Lipschitz, CEO and cofounder at FoodByUs. So he offers the three pillars that have enabled his startup to really measure business success. Everyone interprets business success according to their own values. For some startup owners it could be earning five-star reviews…

Communicating your story: How to get investors’ interest when raising capital

By Ben Lipschitz | 12 January 2021

You’ve got a great idea and have planted the seeds of a business you believe will grow if watered by the right investors. But you don’t know where to look for that key capital that will help you flourish, writes Ben Lipschitz cofounder of FoodByUs. Who are you? You’re a founder with passion and drive,…