Who’s hungry? Thanks to delivery apps like DoorDash, it’s never been easier for modern consumers to satisfy almost any craving in just a few taps. At the helm of DoorDash’s data organization is VP of Analytics & Data Science, Jessica Lachs. With metrics guiding every decision at the company, a key part of her decision-making comes down to properly quantifying the value of each possible tradeoff. Learn more about her decision-making framework, plus how her career in finance evolved into entrepreneurship and ultimately led her to create the data and analytics organization at DoorDash.

Tune in to learn: * Using data to move levers that balance tradeoffs (09:28) * Managing an unpredictable and complicated supply chain (12:26) * The confluence of personalization and consumer privacy (15:08) * Strategy for data architecting by the DoorDash team (21:00 * Cultivating a creative team that also communicates effectively (26:59) * Unlikely career journey: Lehman Brothers to entrepreneurship (33:00) * Cultivating a positive response to failure (35:51) * Lightning Round (40:15)

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