How I Built This with Guy Raz

Instacart: Apoorva Mehta

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Apr 10, 2017
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ANECDOTE

From Amazon to Entrepreneurship

  • Apoorva Mehta, after working at Amazon, realized he wanted to make a bigger impact.
  • He quit his job to pursue entrepreneurship, attending tech meetups in Seattle but struggling to understand business jargon.
ANECDOTE

Silicon Valley Hustle

  • Apoorva Mehta moved to Silicon Valley, couch-surfed, and spent two years coding various app and website ideas.
  • One such idea was "Office Hours," a platform connecting people with tech luminaries, but it failed due to lack of luminary availability.
ANECDOTE

Lawyer Social Network Failure

  • Despite raising $1 million, Apoorva Mehta's social network for lawyers failed because he lacked passion for the subject.
  • He realized the importance of pursuing ideas he cared about, leading him to quit his own startup.
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