Hey, decoder listeners. I'm Neil iPadell, editor and chief of the Verge and host of decoder.

Today we've got a special treat for you. We're going to run an episode of Land of the Giants.

That's a podcast from our friends over at Recode and Eater that explores how the biggest tech companies rose to power

and what they're doing with that power. If you're a decoder listener, this is right up your alley.

Past seasons of the show have covered giants like Google and Amazon, but in this four-part mini season

they're taking a break from the usual suspects to cover the world of restaurant delivery apps.

Investor-backed food delivery apps have radically changed the restaurant industry, especially in the last year.

They've altered consumer behavior, they've helped create the modern gig workforce, they've disrupted small business ownership,

and they've changed our relationship with food. This four-part Land of the Giants mini series explores how big tech is transforming the business of food and the true cost of convenience for us.

You're about to listen to the first episode in the series, which explores what the cost of convenience is.

You'll hear from restaurant owners who resent feeling forced into partnerships with delivery apps and other owners that are finding ways to take the power back.

You can follow Land of the Giants wherever you find your podcasts, new episodes come out on Tuesdays.

Check it out, I think you're really going to like it.

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The lighting is bad and the video quality isn't much better.

Hey, I'm Stanley, I'm a Stanford CS major, I did fun and engineering at Facebook.

It's 2013 and here's the visual. Four earnest guys are crammed onto a couch, practically sitting in each other's laps. There are a mix of undergrads and grad students at Stanford.

Hey, I'm Andy, I'm also a Stanford CS major and I did platform engineering at Facebook.

This may sound like a college presentation, but it's actually a pitch for the chance to attract millions of dollars in investments.

And I'm Tony, I was a product editor at Square.

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