Devices

Modernizing the convenience store experience

On this episode of Esper's There’s A Device For That! podcast, we hear from Tom Falzani, the co-founder & CPO at Lula Convenience, a software company that enables delivery from convenience stores.

Alex Deane
August 8, 2023

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Tom Falzani is the co-founder & CPO at Lula Convenience, a software company that enables delivery from convenience stores. He joins the show to share how Lula helps modernize the in-store experience to help convenience stores compete in the digital, post-pandemic era. He talks about his experience working in convenience stores from a young age and the complexity of managing them successfully. He shares how he and his co-founder brought Lula to life and discusses the importance of connecting technology with consumer behavior that already exists. 

  • 1:20 - Tom’s journey to Lula
  • 6:00 - How and why Lula was created
  • 8:40 - Technology and hardware Lula provides to convenience stores
  • 10:55 - How Lula uses Esper to provision devices quickly
  • 15:50 - What’s on the horizon for Lula
  • 21:00 - Prioritizing customer feedback in product development
  • 24:15 - How to get started with Lula

There’s A Device For That is hosted by Sudhir Reddy, SVP of Engineering at Esper.

About the There's a Device for That podcast

Discover the unprecedented device-based solutions changing the world around us.

There’s A Device For That! showcases the unprecedented device-based solutions changing the world around us and bringing to life experiences we once didn’t think possible. In each episode, our host, Sudhir Reddy, chats with an industry leader driving cutting-edge technology, such as line-busting devices, AI-enabled doorbells, and next-generation connectivity solutions, to explore what kind of impact they’re making and what’s in store for the future. Join us to uncover the progressive ideas transforming our daily lives, from how we work to how we play to how we connect.

There’s A Device For That! is brought to you by Esper, the industry's first DevOps platform for device fleets. For a full list of all episodes, head here.

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Alex Deane

Alex is a Content Marketing Manager with 7+ years experience in content creation, creative direction, and project management for tech companies. When it comes to writing about technology, she prioritizes on making complicated topics easier to understand and fully believes that tech writing doesn't have to be boring.

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