How Do You Know When You're Ready to Start a Company?

How do you know when you’re ready to start a company, especially with few resources or capital? Ken Babcock, Co-Founder and CEO of Tango, offers his insights on this episode of The Tech Trek. Ken also discusses several key moments in his career with host Amir Bormand.

Show Notes

03:23 - Ken discusses his past experiences with Uber and Atomic.

08:05 - How do you know when you’re ready to start a company?

11:43 - Going back to school vs. searching for more opportunities.

20:26 - How can you resolve your weaknesses as a founder?

27:28 - Do priorities and goals change during your tenure as a founder?

About:

Ken Babcock is the Co-founder and CEO of Tango, which allows users to create step-by-step how-to guides with perfectly cropped screenshots, in seconds. Ken, along with his co-founders Brian Shultz and Dan Giovacchini, dropped out of Harvard Business School during the pandemic to start the company. Since then, the company has grown to over 300,000 users and 35 full-time team members. Tango’s launch on Product Hunt in September 2021 earned many accolades: #1 Product of the Day, #1 Product of the Week, and one of four finalists for Product Hunt’s Product of the Year.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenbabcock/

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