Frances Tang is the founder and CEO of come&gone by Awkward Essentials, an after sex cleanup product that helps solve a problem that all women have. Frances has scaled her e-commerce company from a one woman venture into a massive business that just closed investor funding in March.

 

In this episode, we discuss the entire process Frances went through from conceptualizing the idea, launching and scaling, the most important lessons she learned about pitching her idea to investors, how she raised capital and scaled her business, and the wide variety of reactions people have to a product that solves a slightly awkward problem.

 

[3:38] Who is Frances Tang?

[5:20] What was the process for inventing come&gone?

[7:07] Contacting manufacturers

[8:18] How did your prior jobs help with starting your business?

[9:39] Frances’ experiences going through an accelerator program

[13:47] How did you scale come&gone?

[17:43] How did you know it was time to raise capital?

[21:29] How did raising capital change your business?

[23:16] How do people react to come&gone?

[25:25] What is the future of Awkward Essentials?

 

To connect with Frances:

 

Come&Gone's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getcomeandgone/

Shop Come&Gone: https://getcomeandgone.com/

Use code CHRISTINA15 for a discount on your order!

 

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Website: http://www.christinagalbato.com 

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