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Lawrence Tran

Founder

Founder at Tappity

Palo Alto, California, United States

FoundedTappity · YC

About

Lawrence Tran is founder of Tappity, a platform that provides interactive science lessons for children. He has connections to Hawaii and California.

Founder at TappityYC S20

Intro paths

YC

Lawrence went through Y Combinator (Summer 2020) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Tappity's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Lawrence can intro founders to Tappity's investors below.

Tappity's investors · 2

Brighter CapitalCupertino · $25K – $100K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2020

Co-founders at Tappity

CSChad Swenson
Chad SwensonFounder
CS
Chadwick SwensonFounder

Experience

  1. TappityFoundercurrent2018 — presentPalo Alto
  2. Bill.comSenior Product Manager2016 — 2018Palo Alto
  3. BochaFounder2013 — 2015Palo Alto
  4. IntuitProduct Manager2010 — 2012
  5. Hewlett-Packard (Enterprise)Product Marketing Intern2009Cupertino
  6. Internet Research InstituteCorporate Planning & Development Intern2008Tokyo, Japan
  7. eBayFinancial Analyst Intern2007Brisbane, California

Skills & more

PrototypingProduct Management10Product Marketing9Business Strategy4Entrepreneurship5User Experience11User Research2Interaction Design7Contextual InquiryStoryboardingOnline PaymentsCross-functional Team Leadership2
+3 moreStart-upsUser-centered DesignMarketing Strategy

Languages Cantonese · English · Japanese

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Lawrence Tran?
Lawrence Tran is founder of Tappity, a platform that provides interactive science lessons for children. He has connections to Hawaii and California.
Where does Lawrence Tran work?
Lawrence Tran is Founder of Tappity.
What companies did Lawrence Tran found?
Lawrence Tran founded Tappity.
Where did Lawrence Tran go to school?
Lawrence Tran studied at Stanford University (M.S., Management Science & Engineering); Stanford University (BA, Economics); Punahou School.

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