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CEO and co-founder at @DoorDash.
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数据显示AI相关裁员仅占2025年美国总裁员量的5%

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By Tony Xu
| Tiger Sniff
你最近一定看到过这样的新闻： 某某大厂，又裁员了。 理由必须是：AI。 官方口径永远是同一套模板：AI让我们更高效，更小的团队可以做更多事，所以我们不得不做出必要的调整。 听起来像是时代的必然。但当我做完一番完整的调查，会告诉你：人啊，就是怕做「合订本」。 一家公司上午发财报，Q1营收创历史新高。 下午发内部信，裁员20%。理由是：AI让我们更高效了。 这种「合订本」，过去一年我看到了一打。 所以，有点扎心的事实是—— 过去这一年，被包装成"AI替代"的那波裁员，绝大部分都是在骗你（当然也有我）。 这就是AI时代的顶级大迂回战术：裁员；而AI时代的第一款杀手级应用也是裁员。 AI时代的裁员大迂回战术，到底怎么玩的？ Challenger,Gray&Christmas是美国一家常年统计企业裁员公告的机构，自2023年开始，该机构首次把AI作为单独理由追踪，2025年前11个月，他们记录在案的、和AI有关的裁员，总共大约55,000人。 听起来不少？ 别急。 同一份统计里，同期全美企业公布的裁员总数，是110多万😆。 AI相关裁员的占比：4.5%。...
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Tony Xu: DoorDash excels by prioritizing service dimensions, retains customers without marketing, and innovates under budget constraints | Cheeky Pint

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By Tony Xu
| Crypto Briefing Verified
Key takeaways DoorDash’s success is due to excelling in multiple service dimensions, not just one. The company retained customers without relying on marketing or discounts. Retention and usage are key indicators of a differentiated consumer product. Limited budgets forced DoorDash to innovate and focus on organic growth. Customer obsession is demonstrated more through actions than articulated values. During the pandemic, DoorDash cut commissions by 50% despite not being profitable.
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How We Built the World’s First Investor-Grade Confidential Information Memorandum Builder for Digital M&A

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By Tony Xu
| Flippa
Five weeks of work. Five minutes of AI. And 15 years of proprietary deal data behind every page. Every serious M&A transaction starts with a Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM). It’s the document that turns a business listing into a credible investment opportunity, and historically, it’s also been the single most time-intensive part of a broker’s workflow. Owner interviews. Financial reconstruction. Market research. Competitive analysis. Writing. Formatting. Reviewing.
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