Michael Bloch is continuously innovating and trying to find new ways to either grow a business or help others. Bloch graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2013 with a degree in Business Administration. After, he graduated he briefly worked for Camio, an company that “turns any smart phone into a home video monitoring camera,” as their head of growth. While Camio failed, for many reasons; Michael Bloch became an integral “ground floor” member of Doordash.
Bloch worked for Doordash for over three years as their Director of Strategy and Operations. During this time he personally oversaw the growth of the Northern California and New York territories. These territories were some of Doordash’s best performers at the time. Also, when he entered the company there was less than 50 people total and he grew the New York territory to have 50 workers alone as well as over 100 million dollars in Revenue.
After Mr. Bloch helped grow Doordash, from the ground up; he decided to do some good. Mr. Bloch is trying to help over 45 million Americans pay off their student loans through his app Pillar. Pillar used a complex algorithm as well as AI to help people pay off their student debt quicker and easier. He decided he had to create this app after his wife graduated law school with over three hundred thousand dollars in debt. Lastly, even though Michael Bloch’s current achievements have landed him on the Forbes 30 under 30 list (link below), his best creations are ahead of him because he is continuously innovating.
https://www.forbes.com/profile/michael-bloch/?sh=1a57df8f4939
I find it interesting that most entrepreneurs don’t stick to just one thing. They dabble in a variety of topics, have different hobbies, and are not afraid to try new things. Having the flexibility to try different things is huge for an entrepreneur since what they are creating is not just in one industry, but usually over many industries.
Great example of someone who works within a company in an entrepreneurial capacity. The number of people that are impacted by Doordash (both by their services and by income) demonstrates the value this can have. Great post.
Great example of someone who works within a company in an entrepreneurial capacity. The number of people that are impacted by Doordash (both by their services and by income) demonstrates the value this can have. Great post.
I like how he is never satisfied with what he has already done. He is willing to do more and help others while doing it.
I think it is cool how he started his entreperual venture in a company that wasn’t his own. He wasn’t the founder or CEO of Doordash but he came right into the business with the drive to find ways to make it better and that is just what he did. It is cool to see an entrepreneur focus on improving something rather than the typical of creating something.