Tony Xu is a Chinese-American entrepreneur. He is known as the CEO and co-founder of DoorDash. Tony is also a known donator of left leaning political causes. In the year 2021, Tony became one of Stand With Asian American’s most significant supporters by donating 10 million dollars. Tony’s donation went to various Asian American organizations that strive to fight hate crimes committed against Asian Americans. Tony was born in Nanjing, China in 1985. When Tony was 5 years old, he and his mother immigrated to the United States. Tony’s mother was a doctor in China but could not continue to practice medicine so she was required to work several jobs to support her and Tony. One of these jobs was the role of a waitress at a Chinese restaurant where Tony would later work as a dishwasher. Something else interesting about Tony is that Tony Xu is not his birth name. Tony had his name legally changed so that he could have a name that was easier for westerners to pronounce. Tony chose his name from a character in his favorite TV show, “Who’s The Boss”, Tony Danza. While attending Stanford University in 2012, Tony and a few close classmates established a food delivery service that would become DoorDash. Tony has said that his inspiration to start the company came from his time working as a dishwasher in the same restaurant as his mother. Over the course of a decade, DoorDash became more and more popular and by 2022 it had become the largest food delivery service in the United States. Tony chose to make the company public in December of 2020, which made him a billionaire.
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Awesome story about dedication and determination. Tony wanted to make a change by donating 10 million dollars towards hatred, which shows how compassionate he is about this situation. It’s also super interesting on how DoorDash became what we know it as today, starting as an inspiration while working as a dishwasher in the same restaurant as his mother.
Overall, very inspiring story!