Daniel Gebler (CTO, Picnic) - Grocery online supermarket - CTOcast After work
In this episode of CTOcast After Work, Sasha Astapenka sits down with Daniel Gebler, the founder and CTO of Picnic, at the BlinQueen café in Amsterdam. They dive deep into the ways that pandemic, revolutions, and war have impacted both Picnic and Daniel. They also explore Daniel's journey to becoming the CTO of Picnic and the company's new generation fulfillment center. One of the most exciting topics they discuss is the creation of Picnic's electric vehicle, which was designed from scratch. They also touch on the range of competitors in the quick commerce and grocery delivery spaces, and the future of online supermarkets like Picnic.
Also, they examine the positive and negative impacts of grocery delivery services on modern city life. This conversation is full of insights into the world of tech, entrepreneurship, and the future of online grocery supermarkets.
01:00 How pandemic, revolutions and the war changed Picnic and Daniel?
04:15 Tough decisions which customers to serve and which not
05:59 Who is Daniel Gabler and how he became CTO of Picnic?
07:42 How Picnic started in stealth mode?
09:40 Was it a good idea to start with Amersfort as the first city where Picnic started’
10:43 Google sprint methodology to build first version of Picnic app
11:19 What is behind nice app of Picnic? “From farm to Fork”
12:28 New generation fulfillment center of Picnic
14:45 Delivering with smart trucks in narrow streets of Netherlands
22:14 Why Picnic is not optimizing delivery for safety?
26:34 Picnic electric vehiсle designed from scratch
30:14 Positive and negative impact on modern city life from grocery delivery services
35:13 Dutch people go to supermarket more often than anybody in Europe
39:16 Competitors of Picnic from quick commerce to restaurants
43:55 Cashierless Amazon stores as future of grocery retail
50:50 Conditions for workers in fulfillment centers of Picnic
54:50 Roadmap, customer service or innovation? What is more important?
57:36 Autonomous last meter delivery robots
01:00:08 Picnic and Daniel ambitions.
01:03:59 Innovations in business models for grocery delivery
01:08:12 Weird stories in Picnic, the company faces while delivering to customers
01:09:38 Feedback loops embedded in Picnic app and service
01:14:00 Quick commerce companies need to review their business model
01:18:04 Is there future for such services as Picnic in B2B
01:19:48 How cool is that to work in Picinc? Company culture.
Every Tuesday, Sasha sits down with a special guest at Blin Queen's cafe located at Amstel 102 in Amsterdam. The event begins at 18.30, giving you time to grab some food and drinks before the interview starts at 19.00. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to hear interesting conversations and insights from experts in the field.
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