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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.

cultureempathy— Tony Xu on DoorDash's WeDash program, 2022
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Our first delivery was pad thai. I drove it myself. The customer tipped $5 and I thought we were rich.

entrepreneurshiphumor— Tony Xu, DoorDash CEO, Stanford lecture 2019
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My mom worked in restaurants my whole childhood. Three jobs, no benefits, no delivery option. DoorDash is the tool she never had.

familymission— Tony Xu, IPO day interview 2020
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Everyone was fighting over New York and LA. We went to the suburbs. Turns out, that's where most of America actually lives.

businessgrowth— Tony Xu on DoorDash's suburban strategy, podcast 2021
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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.

growthhustle— Stanley Tang, DoorDash co-founder, Y Combinator talk 2014
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Food delivery is a trillion-dollar market. We're at maybe 10% penetration. The opportunity isn't behind us — it's barely started.

growthmarket— Tony Xu, earnings call 2023