Phil Dumontet

Phil Dumontet
Born (1987-06-24) June 24, 1987
Occupation Entrepreneur
Website www.phildumontet.com

Phil Dumontet (born June 24, 1987) is an American entrepreneur.[1]

He is the Founder & CEO of DASHED, a restaurant delivery service based out of Boston, Massachusetts.[2][3]

Dumontet started the company on his bike in 2009 with a Rubbermaid container and 1 restaurant.[4] He expanded the company to deliver for more than 700 restaurants, as well as goods other than food, including beer, liquor, flowers, bakery items, and Christmas trees.[5] He decided to recruit and hire athletes for rapid delivery, offering medals and cash bonuses to improve their speed.[6][7]

In 2016, Dumontet was named to Forbes 30 Under 30.[8]

Personal life

Dumontet is a New York Road Runners marathon runner, finishing in the top 20 for his age group in New York City in 2015.[9]

References

  1. ↑ “Founded on a Bicycle – Interview with Dashed Founder Phil Dumontet” "Under 30 CEO, October, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.improper.com/features/eyes-on-the-pies/P5/ "Eyes on the Pies, Improper Bostonian
  3. ↑ http://www.inc.com/magazine/201309/burt-helm/dashed-delivery-service-focuses-on-speed.html/ “How I Turned My Bicycle Into a $4.6 Million Business”] "Inc. Magazine, September, 2013.
  4. ↑ http://opportunitylives.com/this-delivery-service-hires-athletes-to-maximize-speed-and-cut-wait-times/ “This Delivery Service Hires Athletes To Maximize Speed And Cut Wait Times, October 21, 2015
  5. ↑ http://opportunitylives.com/this-delivery-service-hires-athletes-to-maximize-speed-and-cut-wait-times/ “This Delivery Service Hires Athletes To Maximize Speed And Cut Wait Times, October 21, 2015
  6. ↑ http://www.businesstoday.org/articles/2015/03/innovation-in-delivery-services/ “Dashed Delivery and Its Mission for Speed” "Business Today, March, 2015.
  7. ↑ https://www.33voices.com/authors/phil-dumontet “Pioneering Voices: Phil Dumontet” "33 Voices, December, 2015.
  8. ↑ http://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-2016/retail-ecommerce/ “30 Under 30 2016: Today's Brightest Young Stars And The Future Leaders Of Everything” Forbes, January 4, 2016.
  9. ↑ http://web2.nyrrc.org/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/37186.1.4193461748516151481 “NYRR Race Results Archive” "NYRR January 7, 2016.
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