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DoorDash CEO Tony Xu once thought his $87 billion company would only make $100 million. He tells founders to be ‘greedy’ and dream bigger

“It’s very hard as an entrepreneur when you’re working out of your apartment, to know what that size could be one day,” DoorDash cofounder Tony Xu said.

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Tony Xu, cofounder and CEO of DoorDash, reflected on how he once underestimated the company’s potential, thinking it would only generate $100 million. He now advises entrepreneurs to avoid limiting their ambitions, urging them to “take the greedy algorithm” and keep pushing to see how far they can go.

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