The cofounders of kitchen concierge startup The Culinistas on the importance of listening to your customers

This is an installment in a special series, Startup Year One, interviewing startup founders about the major lessons they have learned in the immediate aftermath of their businesses’ first year of operation.

Jill Donenfeld and Tiana Tenet, cofounders of kitchen concierge startup The Culinistas, approach in-home dining from two different vantage points.

Donenfeld had worked in the culinary industry before and during her studies at Barnard College, before graduating in 2006. Starting...