Instacart launched without any grocery store partnerships by purchasing items from Trader Joe's, photographing them, and listing them online. This creative approach allowed them to start quickly without waiting for corporate approvals.

In the early days of Instacart, I personally fulfilled orders myself, even without a car, leading to deliveries arriving in Uber black cars.

As Instacart grew, we faced the challenge of making operations scalable while managing diverse customer orders and crowdsourced shoppers.

On June 2nd, 2012, I placed my first order on Instacart, and by then, the business was already profitable.

Instacart faced skepticism about competing with Amazon, but it turned out that Amazon struggled with specific challenges like selecting the right produce.

I noticed my friends were using Instacart without any persuasion, which was a new experience for me compared to my previous products.

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

I started coding the first version of Instacart in the spring of 2012 and committed to not visiting a grocery store until it was ready.

I'm excited about saving customers more time, like with our home delivery service that brings groceries directly into their kitchens or garages.