# Nick Kokonas (slim)

> Nick Kokonas is founder emeritus. Tock on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Founder emeritus.

Nick Kokonas founded Tock, the reservation and ticketing system first developed at his Chicago restaurants Alinea, Next and The Aviary, which Squarespace acquired in 2021. He is known for his partnership with chef Grant Achatz, and before that ran his own financial firm for ten years.

- X: https://x.com/nickkokonas

## What Nick builds

- [Tock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/tock.md), graded F, 16.8/100, in Restaurant & local bookings. Tock is a reservation and experience booking platform for restaurants, wineries and other venues, owned by American Express and now part of the Resy network. Venues run it through the Tock Dashboard, and diners book on exploretock.com and Resy. Founder emeritus, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Brian W. Fitzpatrick](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/brian-w-fitzpatrick/), Historical co-founder and CTO
- [Pablo Rivero](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/pablo-rivero/), CEO, Resy and Tock; SVP and Head of Amex Global Dining

## Questions

### Who is Nick Kokonas?

Nick Kokonas founded Tock, the reservation and ticketing system first developed at his Chicago restaurants Alinea, Next and The Aviary, which Squarespace acquired in 2021. He is known for his partnership with chef Grant Achatz, and before that ran his own financial firm for ten years.

### What does Tock, LLC (Resy network / American Express) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Tock from Tock, LLC (Resy network / American Express).

### How are Nick's tools graded?

Tock is graded F, 16.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://blog.resy.com/newsroom/resy-welcomes-tock-restaurants-wineries-experiences
- https://www.google.com/search?q=Pablo+Rivero+Resy+LinkedIn+X
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablotrivero
- https://www.valorep.com/tock-company-profile
- https://x.com/nickkokonas
- https://www.red-bean.com/fitz/bio/
- https://www.google.com/search?q=Tock+official+X+LinkedIn
- https://x.com/tock
- https://www.exploretock.com/help
- https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VQGTSY5

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.