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Oct 25 2022 1h 4m
Chapter 1 4 mins
[First question] What it was like at a high level building Uber EatsChapter 2 2 mins
How he would structure entrepreneurial incentives on a platform like Uber for a new leader or team attempting to build on top of itChapter 3 4 mins
What he learned about selecting competitive frontiers and mistakes made while building Uber EatsChapter 4 2 mins
Things that Uber Eats got most right that he’s proud ofChapter 5 2 mins
Constructive mistakes that taught him a lot from his time with Uber EatsChapter 6 2 mins
What made India such a competitive environmentChapter 7 3 mins
Building a business with an uncertain end state of unit economicsChapter 8 1 min
What improved the most in his playbook for launching in a new cityChapter 9 1 min
Defining what best means in this competitive sectorChapter 10 3 mins
Dealing with suppliers in different categories and finding an ideal balanceChapter 11 1 min
When monogamy between the buyer and supplier matters and when it doesn’t in a marketplaceChapter 12 2 mins
Other attributes of a marketplace he’d pay special attention to as an investor given what he’s learned building oneChapter 13 1 min
Defining what founder market fit is and being “fingertippy”Chapter 14 2 mins
His views on the relationships between leaders of businesses and their culturesChapter 15 1 min
Why Uber believed in him more than he didChapter 16 2 mins
What he learned about marketing to suppliers specificallyChapter 17 1 min
Find new businesses by looking for areas that technology hasn’t yet affectedChapter 18 2 mins
Differing views he has on the concept of failureChapter 19 1 min
Thoughts about ideas versus execution and the relative importance of the twoChapter 20 2 mins
Effectively measuring opportunity cost and using it in decision makingChapter 21 5 mins
What it’s like being inside of a consumer business that people have so many opinions aboutChapter 22 2 mins
How he would describe the landscape and state of the market he was in from a higher viewpoint todayChapter 23 1 min
The most interesting things he’s learned from his time as a partner at BenchmarkChapter 24 3 mins
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