Can an Algorithm Become Besties With a Farm-to-You Home Delivery Service?

Let's Talk About Food

English - June 15, 2023 18:30 - 38 minutes - 34.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 13 ratings
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Have you ever wondered how a food delivery business gets going? All the logistics, and the headaches and uncertainty of matching farmers to food and the fresh food to your home? Erin Baumgartner is the CEO and Founder of The Family Dinner. While working as the Assistant Director of the Senseable City Lab at MIT, she left her job after a drink with her husband in a local bar made her believe that her back-of-the-cocktail napkin idea was worth betting on. Since then, she has received so many accolades and awards -- and is the presenter of an inspiring Ted Talk!