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Ali Kashani

2 years

My interview with @freethinkmedia captures our vision better than anything: We're rooting for robots because they help us with major problems we face. They reduce resource consumption & pollution, boost local commerce, & make last mile delivery affordable to all

Freethink

@freethinkmedia

2 years

The robot takeover is here- and it’s kinda cute. @ServeRobotics

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

9 months

@stephmui When your marriage is more volatile than Bitcoin...

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 months

@shervin Bad take. It's a jury

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

4 months

I couldn't get my dad a visa to watch me and @ServeRobotics ring the @Nasdaq bell today; so I did the 2nd best thing: put his photo on Times Square. Like most immigrant parents, he's never too impressed ;)

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 months

@shervin I think the jury system is as good as it gets. Even if prosecution is politically motivated, it's the jury who found him guilty

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

We're taking @ServeRobotics public! Our robots are the most reliable delivery method (99.9% success, ~10x couriers), and our volume is growing 30% monthly! This thing is working, and all it needs now is fuel Thanks @Uber and @nvidia for your continued support 🙏

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

1 year

Uber, Nvidia-backed delivery robot startup Serve Robotics to go public by @kirstenkorosec

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

6 years

@essential phone's 3D camera captures the beautiful British Columbia well

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Fun fact: Some genius once tried to steal one of our robots… It didn’t end well (for them)🥴

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Apparently I'm a nazi because I asked @DeanPreston a pointed question. Fascinating to watch an ideology at the brink of bankruptcy

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

@garrytan Garry, I've been a fan of you, your advocacy about SF, and YC. But fair criticism is fair. YC has done amazing things, but it's not unfair to say that when you build a factory churning 500 startups per year, the 1:1 support will diminish. And using your platform to bully and

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

This is everything wrong in VC

Teddy Blank

@teddypowday

2 years

So weird that we ended up with fast, bolt, pipe, bird, ftx et al in the past few years. No idea how that happened

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

@tobymather No offense to MBAs, but I've never heard anyone at a startup wish for any type of formal education when dealing with real world problems

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

After seeing #dalle2 results last week, I was just blown away watching @hollyherndon 's AI twin perform live at TED

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

4 months

I have a framework that has helped me preserve through the ups and downs of startup life. I believe resilience is one of the most important qualities in founders, so I'm sharing this here in case it helps anyone else: 1/4

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Not all heroes wear capes 🥹 @ServeRobotics

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Let's do a movie collab, @WoodyHarrelson ! 🍿 @ServeRobotics

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

4 years

I was honored to be invited to give a talk at TED this year about our friendly robot that reduces carbon emissions, frees up cities from cars, and brings us lunch with joy! Never thought I'd give a TED talk, leave alone giving one from my house :)

A friendly, autonomous robot that delivers your food

Meet the friendly robot that could deliver your next burrito. Ali Kashani introduces us to Postmates' autonomous delivery robot and explains how it could help reduce carbon emissions and free up...

www.ted.com

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

I don't understand the religious fervor around this topic (not Paul's comments necessarily but the overall discourse). Why can't we just accept that this may not be one size fits all? That companies' success in going remote depends on so many factors, and we will each have a

Paul Graham

@paulg

1 year

I've talked to multiple founders recently who have changed their minds about remote work and are trying to get people back to the office. I doubt things will go all the way back to the way they were before Covid, but it looks like they will go most of the way back.

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Had a great conversation with @LizClaman on @FoxBusiness about the partnership between @Uber and @ServeRobotics to launch 2,000 robots on the Uber Eats platform... The future is now! 🤖🤖🚀🚀🚀

Uber Eats, Serve Robotics to deploy food delivery AI robots | Fox Business Video

Serve Robotics co-founder and CEO Ali Kashani discusses his partnership with Uber Eats to transport restaurant orders to customers on 'The Claman Countdown.'

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 years

Very excited to finally share this. First @Uber , now @7eleven and @deliveryherocom ... And we're just starting

TechCrunch

@TechCrunch

3 years

Uber spinout Serve Robotics gets $13M seed round to expand sidewalk robot deliveries by @rebeccabellan

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

I am an LP in many funds and have been generously supported by an incredible VC community. However, as a sector, VC is in serious need of disruption. VCs who are independent-minded and principled are far and few. As a sector, this is a FOMO-driven industry with a surprising

Matt Turck

@mattturck

1 year

Us: “venture capital will never be disrupted by AI because it encapsulates decades of hard-earned institutional knowledge about how to run startups!” Shopify:

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

Probably nothing 😁🎉 🤖

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 years

Better comparison: Vancouver's city+state budgets for its portion of population: $4.85B SF's city/county+state budgets (similar set of services) for its portion of state population: $19.7B! That's FOUR times the $ for a much worse outcome & they have the gall to ask for more $

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

4 years

how it started: how it's going:

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Today's backyard find

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

Thank you, Google, for protecting our robots' privacy 😂

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

Here's why I think robo-taxis are still decades away

I'm CEO of a robotics company, and I believe AI has failed on many promises. Here's what comes next...

Autonomous vehicles require over 99.9999% reliability in safety-critical functions, and today’s AI is not yet adequate for that.

www.fastcompany.com

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

4 months

If you see #Saymo on the streets, be kind to him. He and Jo Beth broke up and he's heartbroken. @RealRichardKind @mulaney @ServeRobotics #EverybodysInLA

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

probably nothing

Serve Robotics to deploy up to 2,000 sidewalk delivery bots on Uber Eats | TechCrunch

Serve Robotics is expanding its partnership with Uber Eats to deploy up to 2,000 sidewalk delivery robots across multiple U.S. markets.

techcrunch.com

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 years

A milestone moment for @ServeRobotics and for the industry: Commercial level 4 autonomy! Serve robots don't need humans in the loop, to operate safely

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Thanks for having me on the @SquawkCNBC this morning @BeckyQuick , @squawkjoe and @andrewrsorkin . Next time we will bring tacos

Squawk Box

@SquawkCNBC

1 year

Robots are roaming the streets.... @UberEats is making a big investment in autonomous delivery, and plans to put 2,000 delivery robots in cities across America as soon as the end of this year. @ahkashani , CEO of @ServeRobotics , explains why a robot may deliver your next order:

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

4 years

My holiday book recommendations for (1/2): A week doesn’t go by without my recommending @scottbelsky 's The Messy Middle. Belsky is a great storyteller who paints a vivid picture of how messy it is to create & innovate....

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

6 months

Happy Norooz / Spring 🌺

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Robots getting quite fashionable

Serve Robotics

@ServeRobotics

1 year

Thank you @thepangaia for our new outfits! 💃 Look for our fashionable and sustainable styling around Los Angeles and West Hollywood.

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

8 months

US border agent: What's your education? Me: PhD in robotics BA: Where were you born? Me: Iran BA: Why are you moving to the States? Me: I accepted a job in silicon valley BA: ... They give jobs to just anybody these days ... #reallyhappened

Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣

@DinaPomeranz

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US border agent: What are you doing in Boston? Me: I'm working on my PhD BA: Wow, you work!? But you are on a student visa. That is illegal! Please go to the special inspections room over there... #reallyhappened

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Bet no one licks your product

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

Buddy is back

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

How did Her become real in less than 10 years, but The Jetsons are still a fantasy 60 years later?!

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

5 years

Listen to me get grilled on Autonocast :) Thank you @kirstenkorosec @Tweetermeyer @AlexRoy144 for the fun interview

The Autonocast

@TheAutonocast

5 years

Can a delivery bot be a good citizen of the sidewalk? @Postmates VP of Special Projects @ahkashani thinks so, and explains how he convinced San Francisco and Los Angeles to issue exclusive permits to test his new Serve sidewalk-based delivery bot.

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

#LoveIsLove Thank you @ScottLewallen for this amazing art work.

Serve Robotics

@ServeRobotics

1 year

🌈 We are excited to launch our first local artist-designed robot with @inkedbyskut in honor of #PrideMonth ! 🌈 Come meet Marsha at @PinkDotDelivery tomorrow in West Hollywood with @JohnEricksonWH ! And keep an eye out to see her around town all June!

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 years

Who wears it better? 🤖

☆ CRAY ☆

@craymusic

3 years

THIS robot DELIvered MY FOOD !!! TECHNOLOGY. SCIENCE. ROBOTS. FUTURE.

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

27 days

💚 🍔 🤖

Uber Eats

@UberEats

28 days

Hey LA!! 💚 ☀️ Your next #UberEats @shakeshack order 🍔 may arrive via this cutey - a @ServeRobotics autonomous robot. 🤖 Select customers. #OnOurWay More:

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Best decision I made in my life was NOT to follow my parents' advice to study Electrical Engineering! After the first year, I secretly switched to CS and failed to mention it at home for a whole year😊 Of my high school class, it's very obvious what correlated most with happy

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What you major in has more impact on your future salary than the name of the school. “Overall, computer science, engineering and health sciences programs provide the highest returns on college investments.”

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

This is what moving 2 lb burritos in 2 ton cars looks like

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Giant shopping 😂

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 years

Incredibly excited to have an opportunity to work alongside @touraj 🤖🌯🚀 @ServeRobotics

Serve Robotics hires Touraj Parang as Chief Operating Officer

/PRNewswire/ -- Following its spin out from Postmates and closing on its first round of funding, robotic delivery startup Serve Robotics announces the...

www.prnewswire.com

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

10 months

Profit motive sounds dirty but it's the cleanest and most transparent way to make incredibly complex things efficiently. Non-profit sounds clean but any non-profit organisation that amasses power will have a different but hidden motive. It becomes a hotbed that attracts the

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Asked ChatGPT to write a hollywood movie proposal about the SVB failure. My prompt was a tweet-size summary (and keep in mind ChatGPT has no references of the SVB collapse in its training). Here's what it produced: Title: "Code Red: Silicon Shutdown" Summary: "Code Red:

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 years

Thank you @FastCompany & @thesullivan for including @ServeRobotics 🙏

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Man, Zoe is getting famous! I think it's time to have an IMDb page for Serve robots

Reality Club FOX

@RealityClubFOX

1 year

Breakfast is here 🌯 An all-new episode of #FoodStars starts NOW!

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

3 years

. @FOXTV Guys next time holler and we'll get you the real thing! She even wears masks. #maskedsinger @NickCannon @kenjeong @JennyMcCarthy @NicoleScherzy @robinthicke

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

In startups you have oh s*** days and holy s*** days. At the end your job is to have one more holy s*** day than oh s*** day.

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

8 months

. @Lexus Statistically speaking, the ones stuck on the road aren't robots! I know you can't show it in your commercials, so let me help you

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Stop kissing robots you weirdos

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

9 months

@FilmThePoliceLA I'm so sorry for your loss William. What the guard did is truly despicable

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

We're growing. Come join the party! :)

Serve Robotics

@ServeRobotics

2 years

Want to join a mission-driven startup? @ServeRobotics has grown our team by over 30% this year as we work to deliver a more sustainable future. Come join us!

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

Buying land on metaverse is as stupid as it sounds

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

4 months

And this is where understanding the above helps you become more resilient: If you see your job as converting high entropy into lower entropy, then dealing with a constant stream of tough decisions becomes expected, and you can remain focused. Knowing that this is exactly the job

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

2 years

We don't live to breath; we breath to live. Same is true at work: We aren't on a mission to create profit; we create profit to pursue our mission.

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Ali Kashani

@ahkashani

1 year

Bad take, @mvpeers . Any reasonable person at @Meta knew they won't hold a monopoly on such an important platform. But if you've spent billions on something with little to show for it, wouldn't you want your market to finally come to life? @Apple gave @Meta an amazing gift: 1/3

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