Glue Guys
Episode 11 Demanding and Supportive
Glue Guys

Episode 11: Demanding and Supportive

Glue Guys

Episode 11

Demanding and Supportive

What is Ravi Gupta's story? Despite Ravi's initial discomfort, Alex and Shane go deep on his life and background. We learn about the family members who shaped him and how his career path has been anything but a straight line. Ravi reflects on how the people around him have always been "demanding and supportive" and why it's so important for him to live that way every day.

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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) Welcome to Glue Guys

(00:04:09) The Napkin Story: How We Met

(00:05:12) Ravi's Family History: From India to America

(00:08:53) Growing Up with High Expectations

(00:14:38) College Days: Duke and Beyond

(00:24:16) Early Career: From McKinsey to KKR

(00:33:18) Reflecting on Career Choices

(00:34:09) Instacart: The Unexpected Opportunity

(00:35:50) The Struggle to Get Noticed

(00:36:48) Persistence Pays Off

(00:41:21) Joining Instacart as CFO

(00:46:57) Turning Instacart Around

(00:53:02) Focus and Innovation

(00:58:26) Unexpected News: Amazon's Big Move

(01:00:30) Instacart's Response: Rallying the Team

(01:01:45) Facing the Giant: Amazon's Acquisition of Whole Foods

(01:04:14) Turning Adversity into Opportunity

(01:08:02) The Bezos Encounter: A Turning Point

(01:12:38) Transition to Sequoia: A New Challenge

(01:15:10) Reflections on Resilience and Growth

(01:25854) The Journey Continues

Demanding and Supportive

Introduction

Ravi
One of our investors had this CEO summit. I went and I gave, like, a fireside chat there, and the person right after me who was going to be talking was Jeff Bezos. And I was like, whoa. I mean, you know, that's not my typical follow-up guest. So anyway, I go and I give my talk, and I'm kind of going to go into, like, the little... What I actually thought was going to happen is they had this little, like, room in the back for, like, the speakers, and I was kind of like, oh man, I'm like, you know, give Bezos a little fist bump as we go by, you know, like, that kind of thing.

And then the founder of the firm comes up to me as I'm walking off, and he's like, "Hey man, like, Jeff and his team are not comfortable with you staying here for his talk." What? I mean, it's, like, so absurd. You're like, what? What are you talking about?

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