

Say a whole barracks floor wants Panda Express or McDonalds, for example, Slater can charge each person $5, making more than he would delivering one order at a time. One thing he likes about JoyRun is that a runner can get paid for multiple orders at once, unlike other delivery apps he’s looked into. “Good days, you make $300 to $500 before tips, and some days can be very good with tips, especially right after pay days,” he said. Now, he said, there’s no need to go back to his day job.

Slater said he’s been hooked since his first weekend as a runner, after he’d taken time off from the restaurant industry to recover from surgery. Through these requests, the company is able to gauge interest at specific locations and build a team of users already committed to using the app. If troops or their families hear about it and it’s not already offered on their installations, they can put in a request on JoyRun’s website.

Rathi said most of the growth has happened organically by word of mouth.
