22 min
Corporate vs. Startup – Allan Chow, CTO at Bucket Listers The Seed – The Startup Journey
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- Entrepreneurship
If you’re a student like me who's interested in startups, you might have this question… What do I do after graduation?
Should I start my own company right away, or get some experience at a larger company? Or maybe I should work at a startup?
Well, today we’ll be chatting with Allan Chow. Allan has worked at a large corporation – Boeing, was at Grubhub when it was transitioning to a public company, and was also one of the first few employees at Chowbus.
Now, Allan is the CTO at Bucket Listers. I hope that through exploring his journey, you can derive some insights as to what you might wish to do with your career!
Watch this episode on YouTube
For highlights & takeaways, check out our Instagram!
Magic Portal:
(00:52) – Deciding on a career path fresh out of college
(03:40) – Making websites for restaurants in exchange for food
(05:18) – Scaling making websites into a venture?
(06:05) – Joining Grubhub
(06:51) – Joining Chowbus & Launching it in St. Louis
(08:12) – Challenging moments at a startup
(10:03) – Work at a Corporate vs. Startup?
(12:58) – What attracts you to a company?
(15:33) – Goal in 5-10 years
(17:09) – This or That!
(20:44) – Best Advice Ever Received
(22:24) – Takeaways
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-seed-startup-journey/support
If you’re a student like me who's interested in startups, you might have this question… What do I do after graduation?
Should I start my own company right away, or get some experience at a larger company? Or maybe I should work at a startup?
Well, today we’ll be chatting with Allan Chow. Allan has worked at a large corporation – Boeing, was at Grubhub when it was transitioning to a public company, and was also one of the first few employees at Chowbus.
Now, Allan is the CTO at Bucket Listers. I hope that through exploring his journey, you can derive some insights as to what you might wish to do with your career!
Watch this episode on YouTube
For highlights & takeaways, check out our Instagram!
Magic Portal:
(00:52) – Deciding on a career path fresh out of college
(03:40) – Making websites for restaurants in exchange for food
(05:18) – Scaling making websites into a venture?
(06:05) – Joining Grubhub
(06:51) – Joining Chowbus & Launching it in St. Louis
(08:12) – Challenging moments at a startup
(10:03) – Work at a Corporate vs. Startup?
(12:58) – What attracts you to a company?
(15:33) – Goal in 5-10 years
(17:09) – This or That!
(20:44) – Best Advice Ever Received
(22:24) – Takeaways
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-seed-startup-journey/support
22 min