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: Roy and his friend realized they could "buy" their own pizzas through DoorDash. They would pay $16 to DoorDash, and DoorDash would then pay the restaurant $24.

The specific ID "466130_458477" refers to the story , famously documented by tech writer Ranjan Roy in his newsletter, The Margins. 466130_458477

The story became a landmark example of the "growth at all costs" mentality in Silicon Valley, where venture capital money was essentially used to subsidize consumer habits in ways that were fundamentally disconnected from business reality. : Roy and his friend realized they could