Chapter
The Unforeseen Consequences of Scaling a Business
27:48 - 35:38 (07:50)
As a business grows, it experiences unforeseen consequences like apartment owners inquiring about availability in specific zip codes where their restaurant delivery service is available. These were things that could not have been predicted from the onset of the business, as they tend to reveal themselves with scaling up.
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DoorDash Co-founder remembers how her addiction to Starbucks lattes and being brought to her by DoorDash prompted her to come up with the idea of the food delivery service.
27:48 - 28:57 (01:09)
Summary
DoorDash Co-founder remembers how her addiction to Starbucks lattes and being brought to her by DoorDash prompted her to come up with the idea of the food delivery service. Customers even reached out to her to ensure DoorDash would be available in specific areas if they were considering moving homes.
ChapterThe Unforeseen Consequences of Scaling a Business
EpisodeTony Xu, Founder & CEO of Doordash
PodcastThe Social Radars
In this conversation, a guest shares how moving to England made her realize what she missed the most about California - DoorDash.
28:57 - 30:13 (01:15)
Summary
In this conversation, a guest shares how moving to England made her realize what she missed the most about California - DoorDash. Even her teenage son has become a power user of the food delivery service.
ChapterThe Unforeseen Consequences of Scaling a Business
EpisodeTony Xu, Founder & CEO of Doordash
PodcastThe Social Radars
DoorDash has been facing challenges trying to deliver food to high school students during lunchtime due to restrictions from school administrations, causing them to work with associations to figure out a solution.
30:14 - 30:58 (00:43)
Summary
DoorDash has been facing challenges trying to deliver food to high school students during lunchtime due to restrictions from school administrations, causing them to work with associations to figure out a solution.
ChapterThe Unforeseen Consequences of Scaling a Business
EpisodeTony Xu, Founder & CEO of Doordash
PodcastThe Social Radars
The speaker recalls the early days of their delivery service where 53 deliveries per day felt like a huge milestone, but now they can have up to 100 drivers waiting for takeout at one restaurant.
30:58 - 32:47 (01:49)
Summary
The speaker recalls the early days of their delivery service where 53 deliveries per day felt like a huge milestone, but now they can have up to 100 drivers waiting for takeout at one restaurant. They never anticipated the issues that come with scaling, such as causing traffic jams and taxi-like queues.
ChapterThe Unforeseen Consequences of Scaling a Business
EpisodeTony Xu, Founder & CEO of Doordash
PodcastThe Social Radars
Google's co-founder, Larry Page, speaks about developing brand names and the process of acquiring domains for those names, including the importance of choosing regular dictionary words and the challenge of buying domains in various countries.
32:47 - 35:38 (02:51)
Summary
Google's co-founder, Larry Page, speaks about developing brand names and the process of acquiring domains for those names, including the importance of choosing regular dictionary words and the challenge of buying domains in various countries.