DoorDash founders initially handled all deliveries themselves to ensure customer satisfaction and build relationships with users and restaurants.

DoorDash enables every restaurant to deliver food to customers in under 45 minutes, managing logistics and providing drivers for the service.

During the early days, we ran experiments to confirm that consumers would pay for DoorDash's service, which gave us confidence in our business model despite initial doubts from investors.

The founders of DoorDash learned valuable insights by personally delivering food, which helped them understand the challenges of the business.

DoorDash is the only company that manages its own logistics while partnering with merchants, allowing for efficient consumer deliveries.

The first demo day for DoorDash was not successful, and we struggled to raise funds, putting the company at risk of going out of business.

Our initial idea for DoorDash came from observing a macaroon store owner who had turned down numerous delivery orders, which highlighted a significant market opportunity.

The early version of a product doesn't need extensive technical infrastructure; it can be built quickly using manual processes to validate market demand.

Launching to strangers can provide valuable feedback; for example, DoorDash founders learned about delivery issues by talking to small business owners.