1:30DoorDash's Application Video for YC S13
From Y Combinator · Published Jul 21, 2021 · Watch on YouTube
TL;DR
Four Stanford CS alumni and former Facebook/Square/VIVO team members spent six months interviewing over 100 small business owners before identifying that Palo Alto restaurants cannot afford delivery despite consumer demand, while delivery drivers have spare time. They built PaloaltoDelivery.
Key insights
- The founders started without a specific need; they talked to small business owners first, doing over 100 interviews before finding the restaurant delivery problem.
- Restaurants in Palo Alto want to deliver but cannot afford it; consumers crave delivery but their favorite places cannot provide it.
- Delivery drivers have significant spare time and want to earn extra cash during downtime.
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