Lucie Basch: How I Co-Founded A Mobile App That Saved 300 Million Meals

The Dealroom with Shamus Madan

In this episode, Shamus Madan chats with Lucie Basch about her fight against food waste, the creation and scaling of her platform, Too Good To Go. They discuss the economic and environmental impacts, onboarding challenges, international expansion, and the importance of a company's story. Lucie also shares advice for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Meet Lucie Basch, one of the visionaries mind behind Too Good To Go. Inspired by her passion for environmental sustainability and the fight against food waste, Lucie co-founded the company with a mission to reduce food waste.

In just a matter of years, the company has grown from a small idea to an app with over 85 million users. This is her story.

Learn More About Too Good To Go here: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/too-good-to-go-end-food-waste/id1060683933

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(0:00) Introduction to Lucie Basch and Too Good To Go (2:22) The journey of fighting food waste and the creation of Too Good To Go (5:15) The economic and environmental impact of food waste (8:24) Building and scaling the Too Good To Go platform (13:29) Challenges and successes in onboarding stores to the platform (15:37) Business model and international expansion of Too Good To Go (19:17) The role of a company's story in product development (22:15) Future goals and challenges for Too Good To Go (24:25) Maintaining company culture during rapid expansion (27:49) Lucie's advice for aspiring entrepreneurs