Who Controls Diners’ Data? OpenTable Moves to Assert Control
I&#x27;ve been following this somewhat because I learned about Tock, a Chicago startup founded by one of the Co-Founders&#x2F;Owners of the Alinea restaurant. [1]<p>Their founder Nick Kokonas is quite interesting and seems to have a bit of an ongoing fight with OpenTable, Tock even built a tool where restaurants can analyze if they&#x27;re paying too much for OpenTable&#x27;s services [2].<p>If it interests you, check out his interview on Tim Ferris&#x27; podcast, it&#x27;s well worth the listen. [3]<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.exploretock.com&#x2F;join&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.exploretock.com&#x2F;join&#x2F;</a>
[2] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;tock&#x2F;weve-built-a-website-to-check-if-you-are-overpaying-for-opentable-there-s-a-40-chance-you-are-b5fe1c8c81aa" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;medium.com&#x2F;tock&#x2F;weve-built-a-website-to-check-if-you...</a>
[3] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tim.blog&#x2F;2018&#x2F;10&#x2F;18&#x2F;nick-kokonas&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tim.blog&#x2F;2018&#x2F;10&#x2F;18&#x2F;nick-kokonas&#x2F;</a>