David Shaner

I've spent 12 years building one company three different ways. Offline started as a Meetup riff, became a media company with an audience of 3 million+, then found its footing as a subscription restaurant membership now in 11 cities. Over half a million new restaurants have been tried through our app.

In 2024 we had 32 employees. Today we have 4. Offline became my test kitchen for a belief I can't shake: that AI is permanently changing revenue leverage. I'm obsessed with ARR per employee and the future of building, and I now split my time between Offline and a small number of clients I advise, partner with, or build alongside.

「 Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος, καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν, καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος 」「 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God 」