Covid Impact

COVID's existential questions led this Lyft alum to start his $120M company

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.