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Jessica Livingston

10/25/13

@ Y Combinator

To resolve a critical system failure, Michael Seel used a pizza delivery as a means to communicate with Kyle, who was unreachable by phone.

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Jessica Livingston at Startup School 2012

@ Y Combinator

Jessica Livingston at Startup School 2012

10/25/13

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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.

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Raj Shamani

10/07/23

@ Nikhil Kamath

A pizza company successfully used a growth hack by advertising on dating apps, offering discounts to users who shared their number quickly.

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Y Combinator Cast

12/01/23

@ Y Combinator

The success of companies like DoorDash and Airbnb depended on their ability to rapidly ship software, which would not have been possible without strong technical leadership.

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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.

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Dalton Caldwell

02/10/22

@ Y Combinator

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

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FULL SEND PODCAST Cast

09/30/22

@ FULL SEND PODCAST

I once tipped a pizza delivery guy $10,000, and his emotional reaction was one of the best moments I've experienced in my career.

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Dalton Caldwell

02/10/22

@ Y Combinator

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

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

In order to get food for myself, I had to create a system where I could also provide meals for others, leading to the development of a calendar for chefs.

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Aadit Palicha

04/18/25

@ Y Combinator

To truly solve the grocery delivery problem for customers, we needed to own the entire process from backend to delivery.