Alex Weinstein

@JoeComposer the opening montage cue in Brilliant Minds S1E5 (The Haunted Marine) has lived rent-free in my head for two years. No album, no Shazam match, nothing. Any chance it gets released, or you'd drop a suite? I'll buy it twice. #BrilliantMinds

@fiveguys I tried placing an order using your app and paying via Apple Pay. Got an error message, Order Not Placed. Gave up, went to the store, ordered at the register. Later, I received order confirmation emails for online orders. Want refund. Your Contact Us form is broken.

Minimum Viable Selection: a concept we ought to talk about in the context of AI. If you're not offering enough choice to your customers, does AI really provide value? New blog post. open.substack.com/pub/alexwe…

Drive More Sales by Adding Friction. Wait, what? New blog post. open.substack.com/pub/alexwe…

Loved exploring the true value of AI versus hype in this discussion that spanned two very different use cases: life sciences and e-commerce. Thanks for hosting, @reforge! youtube.com/watch?v=mKEQyKYX…

Outstanding session where our founder+CEO @BenjaminMcKean talks about how AI gives @Hungryroot structural advantages. Truly personalized, highly differentiated customer experience leads to industry-leading retention and profitability. youtube.com/watch?v=KqqSqOXg…

New blog post: following the incentives is a great way to see who'll win and lose from the #AI boom. alexweinstein.substack.com/p…

.@Hungyroot uses AI to tackle food waste, provide healthier food options. Interview with @FoodNavigatorUS: foodnavigator-usa.com/Articl…

Excited to participate in @TheEconomist webinar on best practices during a recession. At @hungryroot, developing a differentiated offering helped us both grow the business and improve our margins. Listen in to see how we use AI to drive 70% of revenue: lnkd.in/gkGVjHqg

Did you know that food waste accounts for double the carbon emissions of airplane travel? Besides being awful for the planet, #foodwaste is also awful for the wallet. Here at Hungryroot, we've put #AI to use to reduce food waste. Here's how: alexweinstein.substack.com/p…

This moment of media-fueled panic about the economy is the moment when world-class talent becomes available; when groundbreaking partnerships become viable; and when careful allocation of capital is especially rewarded. New blog post: linkedin.com/pulse/2022-wrap…

We've come to accept that mountains of #data are necessary for #AI to work - and that data serves as a secure moat for incumbents. I beg to differ: feedback-focused approaches to #personalization can create a profoundly better consumer experience. venturebeat.com/ai/with-expl…

Instead of giving customers money so they buy from you… create a differentiated product offering that customers value and have few alternatives to. @Hungryroot has proof that AI-powered personalization is an effective route towards such differentiation. pymnts.com/news/loyalty-and-…

Input prices severely compressed margins, and many consumer businesses I talk to are concerned about making a bad situation worse by raising prices. Sharing some tips on how to decide in a new blog post. linkedin.com/pulse/pricing-w… #pricing #inflation #startups

@Delta I paid $75 same-day change fee to get on a flight that's 2 hours earlier. This flight has now been delayed by 7 hours, DL 452. I would like my $75 change fee refunded, plus compensation for the delay. Conf# H5S9GN.

21% of groceries that consumers buy end up in the trash bin. We at @hungryroot find that heartbreaking - it’s awful for the wallet and awful for the planet. So we’ve put AI to use to make meaningful strides against food waste. zdnet.com/article/1-way-ai-i…

Kamil Galeev (@kamilkazani) is perhaps the best analyst on #UkraineRussianWar, and an up-and-coming brilliant historian and geopolitical analyst. I just signed up to support him and receive his exclusive content on Patreon. You should too. patreon.com/kamilkazani922?u…

@Delta so we spend all the effort to upload the vaccination card in advance, see “good to go” confirmation… only to be yelled at by your gate agent that a photo of a card won’t do and we must show a physical card?

Food inflation is quite severe, many families are looking for a way to save on the grocery bill. Check out this interview with @hungryroot Founder @BenjaminMcKean, exploring how personalization that eliminates food waste can offset inflation for consumers: cheddar.com/media/hungryroot…

Enjoyed exploring the future of grocery with @JeffWellsWH. Duplicating physical aisles online isn't the goal. If you make it easier to eat healthy, via personalization and depth of the consumer relationship, you can solve a bigger problem for them. grocerydive.com/news/pardon-…