COVID's existential questions led this Lyft alum to start his $120M company
“So I think Rahul and I had always talked about starting a company.”
But I think Dara brought, you know, a different tone. Right? So someone who's, you know, this experienced CEO,
right, and, you know, maybe a little more calmer. So you're there till 2020. You you work at Lyft for a year. And then shortly thereafter, you start Dopple. What leads to
starting Dopple? Like, how how did that happen? Yeah. It was a great question. So I think Rahul and I had always talked about starting a company. And, you know, at the time, this was, you know, 2021. Right? So this was the depths of COVID, you know, where everyone's working remotely and everyone's separated from each other distance wise, things like that. A lot of existential questions come up, right, around, alright, what, you know, what are you gonna do in your life? And so 2021,
About this clip
Kevin Tian explains the personal and circumstantial factors that led him to leave Lyft in 2020 and co-found Doppel during the depths of COVID in 2021. He describes how the pandemic's isolation and existential questioning, combined with his long-standing entrepreneurial discussions with co-founder Rahul, created the perfect storm for starting their company.
Why this clip
This captures the pivotal moment when a successful tech executive decides to leave stability for entrepreneurship, driven by pandemic-era reflection.
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