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Apoorva Mehta
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Apoorva Mehta
@apoorva_mehta
Previously: Founder/CEO @ Instacart
There is much to celebrate today @Instacart , so I thought I’d share a few defining moments since we launched 10 years ago. A thread 🧵- More than a decade ago, I was sitting in my apartment in San Francisco bemoaning the fact that the only thing I had in my refrigerator was hot sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I love hot sauce, but you can’t exactly make it a meal.
- 1) I'm working on something really exciting and looking for excellent engineers to join. Come build best-in-class products for a very early stage co that has the potential to transform a massive industry. Will share more live.
- 1 Today I’m announcing that once @Instacart becomes a public company, I’ll be stepping down as Executive Chairman and transitioning off the board of directors
- I’m excited to share that we’ve recruited @fidjissimo to join us as Instacart’s new CEO as I transition to Executive Chairman on August 2. As one of the most formidable consumer tech leaders in the world, I’m thrilled to partner with Fidji. Read more: bit.ly/3dZ6Oe5
- Replying to @apoorva_mehtaToday, the company I founded in my kitchen is now publicly traded ($CART)! I’m immensely grateful to the team that built @Instacart. I also want to thank the hard-working community of shoppers, our incredible customers, our retail and CPG partners and our CEO @fidjissimo
- Last year, I assembled a small team and began incubating products in the digital health space. This work has resulted in the creation of two companies, Bridge and Sunrise Health. A few updates:
- Replying to @apoorva_mehtaFinally, none of this would have been possible had my parents not made countless sacrifices as we immigrated from India to Libya and then to Canada – all so that one day my brother and I might have a chance to pursue our dreams.
- Replying to @apoorva_mehtaThese are just a handful of the memories I have from building Instacart. We would not be here today without the extraordinary work of so many people. I'm incredibly grateful to our shoppers, customers, partners and team members who made this possible. Happy Birthday @instacart !
- Replying to @apoorva_mehtaYC initially rejected Instacart. Not wanting to take no for an answer, I sent @garrytan a 6-pack of beer using our service. He immediately grasped the company’s potential and the next day I was invited to interview at @ycombinator
- Proud of the way our team has executed and excited about our new milestone: recode.net/2018/10/16/179…
- Replying to @apoorva_mehtaMy empty refrigerator was an ongoing problem - and a source of inspiration. It was 2012 and I could shop for everything online except groceries. That was a lightbulb moment for me, and I got started coding the first version of the Instacart App.
