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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

After my engineer quit, I felt lost and worried about the future of Gobble, but I reached out to trusted investors who helped me find a replacement. I learned to code and eventually hired great engineers, but this delayed our launch and was a significant setback for Gobble.

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Gobble founder Ooshma Garg speaks at Female Founders Conference 2016

@ Y Combinator

Gobble founder Ooshma Garg speaks at Female Founders Conference 2016

04/19/16

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Even after two failed versions of Gobble, I believed in our mission to provide busy people with home-cooked meals, which kept me motivated to find a solution.

Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

I started Gobble while managing another startup, and I was working 16 to 18 hours a day, often eating alone and feeling unhappy.

Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Our startup had a dreamlike start, but just weeks before launch, our first engineer quit, leaving me feeling like I had failed.

Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

I turned down an acquisition offer from a clothing startup because I saw so much potential in Gobble and wanted to focus on solving a real problem in the meal kit space.

Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

I didn't do Y Combinator at the beginning of Gobble; I did it three and a half years into the struggle when I was running out of money and had only $8,000 in the bank.

Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

The employees who lasted the longest at Gobble were those who were referred, sharing similar values and trust, and I kept them motivated by being transparent about the challenges we faced.

Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Customers wanted the ability to order food on demand, leading us to attempt an on-demand service called Gobble Instant, which ultimately failed due to logistical issues.

Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

I founded Gobble to help anyone cook dinner in just 10 minutes, and we invented the 10-minute one-pan dinner kit.

Hosain Rahman

10/15/14

@ Y Combinator

After facing significant setbacks, we took back control from our investors and focused on learning from our mistakes to develop a better product.