帕丽萨·萨德扎德的职业生涯以敢于直面严峻挑战为特点，她始终秉持着盲目自信——坚信自己定能寻得应对之 策。图片来源：Courtesy of DoorDash 如今，帕丽萨·萨德扎德 （Parisa Sadrzadeh） 身为这家市值870亿美元的外卖巨头DoorDash的高管，负责 推动旨在助力餐厅与零售商强化现有业务的新举措，还主导了公司近期一项十亿美元的收购决策以推进 相关战略落地。 然而约15年前，她还只是一名英语专业的大学毕业生，怀揣着在新闻领域大放异彩的梦想。直到一次偶 然的机遇，加上对自己的坚定信念，为其在全球最具影响力的科技公司之一中迅速崛起奠定了基础。 2010年，萨德扎德从华盛顿大学毕业，彼时她急需一份工作。她的长期职业目标是从事故事讲述工作， 但她接受了亚马逊的一个临时职位，以赚取一些收入，直到她能找到理想的发展路径。在那里，她以小 时计薪审核自出版书籍，确保内容不违反Kindle政策——这显然与她的宏大抱负相去甚远。 "我甚至不是亚马逊的用户，" 她最近在接受《财富》杂志采访时说，"我当时对亚马逊一无所知。" 但萨德扎德自称怀有"求知欲"，这一特质被公司一位总监注意到。很快，她就被安排与一 ...

Core Insights - DoorDash is set to acquire SevenRooms, a hospitality tech company based in New York City, which is seen as a significant expansion of DoorDash's Commerce Platform capabilities [1][7] - The acquisition aims to enhance the DoorDash Commerce Platform, allowing merchants to better serve customers across various channels and improve profitability through smarter marketing [2][5] Group 1: Acquisition Details - The deal is expected to close in the second half of the year, pending regulatory approvals and closing conditions [7] - This announcement coincides with DoorDash's agreement to acquire the U.K.-based food delivery platform Deliveroo for $3.9 billion [7] Group 2: Commerce Platform Enhancement - DoorDash's Commerce Platform, introduced in September, provides tools for merchants to create direct channels for customer engagement, whether online, via phone, or in-store [2][3] - The platform includes features for delivery through merchants' own apps or websites, online ordering, and AI-powered phone ordering systems [3] Group 3: SevenRooms Overview - SevenRooms, launched in 2011, offers integrated tools for marketing, operations, and guest experience, aimed at helping hospitality businesses strengthen guest relationships and drive revenue growth [4] - The combination of DoorDash's scale and digital innovation with SevenRooms's in-store capabilities is expected to enhance merchants' growth across both first-party and third-party channels [5] Group 4: Market Context - The acquisition comes at a time when U.S. consumers are dining out less frequently due to financial pressures, as noted by Wendy's CEO and a report from Fiserv [6]