Max is the Founder of Instacart which operates in 240 markets across North America and partners with over 200 grocery retailers. The company is valued at $4.2B and has raised nearly $1B in funding. Instacart has over 500 employees at offices in the US and Canada. Max and Sam talk about how Instacart went from 0 to 1, early hiring decisions, how profitability can be a focus even with a ton of VC money, and why some industries require up-front capital.