Our first delivery was pad thai. I drove it myself. The customer tipped $5 and I thought we were rich.

originentrepreneurshipTony Xu, DoorDash CEO, Stanford lecture 2019

My mom worked in restaurants my whole childhood. Three jobs, no benefits, no delivery option. DoorDash is the tool she never had.

purposefamilyTony Xu, IPO day interview 2020

Everyone was fighting over New York and LA. We went to the suburbs. Turns out, that's where most of America actually lives.

strategygrowthTony Xu on DoorDash's suburban strategy, podcast 2021

We didn't ask restaurants for permission to list them. We just put up their menus and started delivering. You can apologize later for making someone money.

startupshustleStanley Tang, DoorDash co-founder, Y Combinator talk 2014

Food delivery is a trillion-dollar market. We're at maybe 10% penetration. The opportunity isn't behind us — it's barely started.

marketgrowthTony Xu, earnings call 2023

Every new employee at DoorDash does a delivery shift. Including engineers. Including me. You can't build for Dashers if you've never been one.

cultureempathyTony Xu on DoorDash's WeDash program, 2022
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