#19 → Tim Harsch: Owler

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English - April 15, 2020 23:35 - 19 minutes - 15.6 MB
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Tim Harsch is the CEO and Co-Founder of Owler, a business insights company bringing transparency to private businesses around the world.

After joining the company as an Associate Product Manager out of college, Tim's relentless work ethic and technical expertise lead him to become the CEO of the company all before the age of 30.

We discuss the many use cases of Owler, why Tim never pictured himself leading a company, and keeping perspective on the different tiers of challenges in life.

[1:04]: The first company Tim ever started (Hint: it is not Owler)

[2:02]: A minimum wage job and Tim's first taste of Silicon Valley

[3:47]: How Owler is working to bring transparency to private businesses around the world

[5:50]: The challenges of running a distributed team with 70+ Owler team members based in India

[7:15]: Tim's path from Associate Product Manager to CEO of Owler

[8:58]: Reflecting on 8+ years at Owler, and what's next for the company

[11:12]: Why Tim never imagined in a million years he'd be doing what he does now

[12:59]: Unexpected use cases for Owler (Forestry and PE/VC)

[16:14]: Tim's favorite books and a shout-out to Eric Jorgenson

Tim's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tharsch/

Owler Website: https://corp.owler.com/