Hungryroot CEO Ben McKean on how the company is able to thrive in the struggling food delivery space amid record inflation: finance.yahoo.com

Input prices severely compressed margins, and many consumer businesses I talk to are concerned about making a bad situation worse by raising prices. Sharing some tips on how to decide in a new blog post. linkedin.com/pulse/pricing-… #pricing #inflation #startups

This essay makes a very important point: Most people's mental image of living sustainably is a fairy tale image of the opposite. worksinprogress.substack.com/p/notes-on-pro…

Instead of giving customers money so they buy from you… create a differentiated product offering that customers value and have few alternatives to. Hungryroot has proof that AI-powered personalization is an effective route towards such differentiation. pymnts.com/news/loyalty-a…

I devoured 50 years of Warren Buffett shareholder letters. The result? 12 timeless principles from the greatest investor in the world. Here are the golden nuggets🧵

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy “signaled that additional aid to Ukraine, now in the ninth month of war with Russia, is unlikely if Republicans have a House majority.” washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/…

We've come to accept that mountains of #data are necessary for #AI to work - and that data serves as a secure moat for incumbents. I beg to differ: feedback-focused approaches to #personalization can create a profoundly better consumer experience. venturebeat.com/ai/with-explic…

This moment of media-fueled panic about the economy is the moment when world-class talent becomes available; when groundbreaking partnerships become viable; and when careful allocation of capital is especially rewarded. New blog post: linkedin.com/pulse/2022-wra…

Did you know that food waste accounts for double the carbon emissions of airplane travel? Besides being awful for the planet, #foodwaste is also awful for the wallet. Here at Hungryroot, we've put #AI to use to reduce food waste. Here's how: alexweinstein.substack.com/p/ai-can-reduc…

Excited to participate in The Economist webinar on best practices during a recession. At Hungryroot, developing a differentiated offering helped us both grow the business and improve our margins. Listen in to see how we use AI to drive 70% of revenue: lnkd.in/gkGVjHqg

One of the most articulate (and valuable!) frameworks for thinking about writing content for an audience. As a matter of fact, a great framework for thinking about creating *anything* for an audience. ft. Larry McEnerney of The University of Chicago (h/t Louie Bacaj)

New course! Generative AI with Large Language Models, created with Amazon Web Services and hosted on Coursera. This course goes deep into the technical foundations of LLMs and how to use them. You can sign up here: deeplearning.ai/courses/genera… You’ll work through the full life-cycle of a

How AI meal recommendations made ⁦Hungryroot⁩ a $250M annual revenue business modernretail.co/technology/how…

.@Hungyroot uses AI to tackle food waste, provide healthier food options. Interview with FoodNavigator-USA: foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2023/0…

I’m proud to report another strong quarter of performance at Hungryroot. We’re working hard to invest into our customer experience, driven by our proprietary AI and resulting in industry leading retention and our strong profitable growth. progressivegrocer.com/ai-powered-hun…

New blog post: following the incentives is a great way to see who'll win and lose from the #AI boom. alexweinstein.substack.com/p/ethical-ai-i…

Outstanding session where our founder+CEO Ben McKean talks about how AI gives Hungryroot structural advantages. Truly personalized, highly differentiated customer experience leads to industry-leading retention and profitability. youtube.com/watch?v=KqqSqO…

Loved exploring the true value of AI versus hype in this discussion that spanned two very different use cases: life sciences and e-commerce. Thanks for hosting, Reforge! youtube.com/watch?v=mKEQyK…

Drive More Sales by Adding Friction. Wait, what? New blog post. open.substack.com/pub/alexweinst…

Minimum Viable Selection: a concept we ought to talk about in the context of AI. If you're not offering enough choice to your customers, does AI really provide value? New blog post. open.substack.com/pub/alexweinst…