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Sam Yam built an In-N-Out delivery service at Stanford before DoorDash

Sam Yam · Patreon: Jack Conte and Sam Yam · Jan 11, 2021 · at 7:23

Patreon co-founder Sam Yam discusses his early entrepreneurial experiments as a computer science undergraduate at Stanford University with host Guy Raz.

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“I created a website, I was driving burgers around and to campus. This is, that was my senior year in particular.”

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The claim, plainly

During his senior year at Stanford, Patreon co-founder Sam Yam created a website and operated an In-N-Out burger delivery service for students on campus.

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Assessment

Credible campus publications and biographical profiles corroborate that Sam Yam built a website and ran an In-N-Out burger delivery service on the Stanford University campus during his undergraduate studies. A March/April 2015 profile in STANFORD Magazine verified that Yam delivered In-N-Out burgers to campus during his senior year, while a January 28, 2020 article in The Stanford Daily confirmed that he created a website to coordinate and facilitate the deliveries.

STANFORD Magazine (March/April 2015) reported: 'During his senior year at Stanford, he delivered In-N-Out hamburgers on campus, ordering up to 100 at a time and charging a delivery fee to each of his customers'.
The Stanford Daily (January 28, 2020) reported: 'During his time at Stanford, when he noticed students were restricted access to In-N-Out burgers due to a car policy at the time, he created a website to facilitate deliveries'.

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[1] facebook.com [2] stanfordmag.org [3] stanfordmag.org [4] stanforddaily.com [5] stanforddaily.com [6] goldhouse.org [7] nasdaqprivatemarket.com [8] growjo.com

"Funds from Fans" "STANFORD magazine" "Conte called his college roommate" "Sam Yam" role Patreon currently "Sam Yam" "In-N-Out" Stanford delivery "Sam Yam" Patreon CTO President current title 2025 OR 2026 "Sam Yam" Stanford Daily "In-N-Out"

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