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Instacart is failing at basic customer service — And should fail as a company

Dr. John Grohol
4 min readApr 16, 2020

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During times of crisis — such as the current novel coronavirus outbreak and its disease, COVID-19 — there lies an opportunity for companies properly positioned. While thousands of small businesses are suffering due to the shutdown of the U.S. economy, some investor-backed Silicon Valley darlings are thriving.

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Dr. John Grohol

Founder, Psych Central (7M users/mo before 2020 sale); Co-Founder, Society for Participatory Medicine; Publisher & Contributor, New England Psychologist