Uber Eats would NOT be the business it is today without Alyssa Pollack.

Diagnosed with stage 4 cancer as a teenager, Alyssa’s mom told her: “Today we cry. Tomorrow, we fight.” That mentality shaped everything — from surviving the unthinkable to scaling Uber's driver operations, helping launch Uber Eats, and now leading her own startup as CEO of Fellow.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Alyssa’s early days at Uber (yes, she was literally reprogramming driver phones in bars 🍻)

• The wild evolution from black cars to UberX to Uber Eats

• What made Uber’s culture so unique — and what companies get wrong about scaling

• The founding story behind Fello, her current company redefining peer support in healthcare

• What it's like being a founder and a mom of two — and how she makes it all work

This one is packed with real stories, hard-won insights, and startup wisdom from someone who’s truly been in the trenches.

Episode 8 is here. Let’s go. 🚀

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