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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.

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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.

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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.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

We learned that customers wanted to cook but lacked the time, so we applied the restaurant concept of mise en place to create dinner kits for families.

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Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

In the beginning, we described Gobble as a marketplace for personal chefs and families, which resonated with the peer-to-peer economy trend at the time.

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Ooshma Garg

04/19/16

@ Y Combinator

Our new dinner subscription service significantly outperformed previous versions of Gobble, achieving five times the revenue and showing promising growth.

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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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Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

I had to swallow my pride and seek help from Adora Cheung during Y Combinator, which led to the launch of our 15-minute meal kit idea that transformed our business.

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Ooshma Garg

09/08/18

@ Y Combinator

The first bite of my dad's home-cooked food inspired Gobble, highlighting the importance of home cooking and family dinners in my life.

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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.