I'm Faissal — AI consultant based in The Hague. While researching an AI agent for restaurants during my entrepreneurship course, I kept hitting the same wall: the platform owns the relationship. I saw it in restaurants. Then I walked into a hotel and saw it again. Same trap, different industry. That's when I stopped researching and started building.
I build intelligent systems for a living. DavidDirect is built differently because of it — no bloat, no middlemen in the tech either.
This didn't start behind a screen. It started in restaurants in Delft, hotels in Den Haag — talking to the people the platforms exploit.
Same playbook. Different industry. Once you see it, you can't unsee it. That's why this has to go beyond food.
After extensive research, we discovered that platforms like Thuisbezorgd and Booking.com have built an empire on artificially created margins — making service providers increasingly dependent on their platforms, while you, the consumer, pay more every single time.
Restaurants and hotels can't leave. They've been locked in. The platform becomes the lifeline — and they know it.
Up to 35% commission per order. That's not a service fee. That's extraction — built into every price you pay.
You think you're getting a deal. You're not. The restaurant raises prices to survive. You pay the commission without knowing it.
This is a fight against the Goliaths of our time. Platforms that grew too powerful, took too much, and forgot who built them. We named ourselves after the one who took the shot nobody else dared to take.
DavidDirect is not just a platform. It's a coordinated shift in behavior — consumers and service providers choosing each other directly.
Transparency. We show you the direct price vs the platform price. The slingshot is information. You decide where to aim.
We connect consumers directly with service providers. No middleman. No commission. We start with food delivery in Delft — and we won't stop there.
Starting in Delft. Restaurants, direct.
Booking.com takes 25%. We cut them out.
Every platform that takes a cut. We'll be there.
Always. We verify it.
The margin stays with the restaurant.
If direct isn't cheaper, we say so.
You didn't end up here by accident. You found us early — and that makes you exactly who we're building this for. Your feedback shapes the platform.
We're launching in Delft first. If you're local — you're first in line. If you're not — you will be.
Early users shape what we build. We will actually call you, message you, and ask you hard questions about what works.
Leave your number or email. We'll reach out personally before launch. No newsletters. No spam. Just a real conversation.