TIVP049: DoorDash (DASH): Can It Keep Delivering Returns? w/ Shawn O’Malley & Daniel Mahncke
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DoorDash Unit Economics Explained
The hosts break down take rate, revenue splits, typical order math, and ads' margin impact.
Shawn and Daniel break down DoorDash (ticker: DASH), America’s dominant meal-delivery company that’s rapidly expanding into all forms of local commerce.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: 00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - How DoorDash came out of nowhere to become America’s leading meal-delivery service, usurping Uber Eats and Grubhub
00:07:57 - What opportunity DoorDash’s founders saw and the story of its origins as Palo Alto Delivery
00:10:26 - What DoorDash has done to finally crack the code of positive unit economics in restaurant delivery
00:19:21 - Why DoorDash is well-positioned to continue growing both domestically and internationally
00:28:41 - How a tipping scandal nearly destroyed the brand
00:16:21 - Why the COVID-19 pandemic was such a significant boon to DoorDash’s business
01:15:35 - The company’s approach to management comp
01:21:07 - How to think about modeling DASH’s intrinsic value
*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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