The Man in the Arena" — Eddy Connors, Co-Founder & CEO of Goodie Bag | EP. 54
From The New Barbarians Podcast by The New Barbarians Podcast
May 25, 2026 · 60 min · Season 54 · Episode 54
About this episode
Eddy Connors discusses how Goodie Bag is revolutionizing the surplus-food market by connecting consumers with local shops to reduce food waste and improve affordability.
An American founder is taking the surplus-food market away from a 1,700-person Danish incumbent — one independent restaurant at a time. Eddy Connors is Co-Founder & CEO of Goodie Bag, the marketplace app that connects people to local shops' unsold food at 60-70% off, fighting food waste and food affordability at once. CU Boulder Leeds grad, Techstars alum, $1.3M pre-seed, 350+ partner shops after launching New York City in April 2026.Eddy and Goodie Bag are the definition of a Barbarian: taking on the entrenched incumbent head-on, not invited, not welcome, and not stopping. Part business case study, part Bitcoin philosophy. Why scale isn't a moat when value is hyperlocal. Why the real product is customer acquisition, not discounted disposal. Why "proof of work" — the friction that can't be faked — is the moat in food and in money alike. Plus the public-benefit-corp model, transparency vs. greenwashing, the Wisconsin university pilot, and a lean AI-native operating stack.On food waste: roughly 40% of all food produced in the US is thrown away across the supply chain, while millions of Americans can't afford quality meals. Goodie Bag closes that gap directly —…
People in this episode
Guest: Eddy Connors
Topics covered
- food waste
- food affordability
- local businesses
- marketplace app
- customer acquisition
- sustainability
- entrepreneurship
Keywords
- surplus food
- discounted food
- food waste
- local shops
- marketplace
- sustainability
- entrepreneurship
- customer acquisition
- public-benefit corporation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Goodie Bag, CU Boulder Leeds, Techstars
Places: New York City, Wisconsin
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