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. I split my time between Offline, a small number of clients I advise or partner with, and co-hosting Tweener AI: [Redacted].

「 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 」