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Episode 101: What does the Doordash IPO Mean for Dashers?

Deliver on Your Business

English - December 10, 2020 14:00 - 28 minutes - 20 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratings
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Doordash just launched their IPO with shares selling about double what was anticipated. 

What does this mean for those of us who deliver for Doordash? How will this impact us?

We talk about:

What does it mean to go public?How did the IPO go for Doordash?Why it's a miracle Doordash even got to an IPODoes this mean Doordash can be profitable?Why Doordash may struggle more than previous tech companies that went public before any signs of profitabilityHow the economy and recovery from the pandemic probably mean more to Dashers than the IPO

Articles referenced:

My article from November 2019 questioning if Doordash would ever get to go public.

CNN Business article on how food delivery might be in for a reality check after the pandemic

Last week's episode discussing how the market is ripe for an alternative to the major delivery companies

Market Insiders article: Doordash is the most ridiculous IPO of 2020

Episode 7: Have an Exit Plan

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