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Show Notes

(00:03:51) - (First question) - Comparing her experiences with Facebook and Instacart

(00:05:08) - The culture of sweating the details that made Instacart so successful

(00:06:22) - The dimensionality of creating great consumer products online

(00:07:50) - How Instacart uses AI now and her advice to other companies who are ready to incorporate AI into their business

(00:13:49) - Handling difficult technical problems through the Insacart lens

(00:15:41) - What being a pragmatic technologist means to her

(00:18:02) - Influences in younger years that led to her career path in technology

(00:21:00) - The landscape Instacart seeks to build and how major key players within the industry are involved

(00:24:50) - The balance between in-store shopping versus online shopping

(00:27:09) - Data algorithms and their role in helping consumers.

(00:29:24) - Scal around the original core business

(00:32:12) - The functional difference between Instacart shoppers and delivery drivers

(00:34:59) - Issues with fully automated grocery store facilities

(00:37:32) - Insight into working with brands and consumer brand loyalty

(00:41:23) - Advice for new food brands looking to build for Instacart

(00:43:16) - Her vision on the future of Instacart

(00:46:58) - The possibility of becoming the major software platform for most retailers

(00:49:34) - Her principles for capital allocation

(00:52:34) - Common misperceptions about Instacart from prospective investors

(00:54:21) - The philosophy of seeing the magic in team members

(00:56:46) - Expanding knowledge while managing a complex business environment

(00:59:33) - The most surprising thing she learned in her healthcare education

(01:01:01) - When she felt the most helpless in her career

(01:03:46) - Insight into generative AI and how it could shape the online grocery experience

(01:08:00) - The role of content and its importance for businesses like Instacart

(01:11:10) - The future of AI personalities and customizing your shopping experience

(01:12:35) - The kindest thing anyone has ever done for her