Welcome back to the Founders Korner podcast! Today, our guest is Ted Lau, CEO of Ballistic Arts who shares his startup experience, highlighting the number of pivots his company went through and how he survived. Ted touches on the tough decisions he had to make as a founder and even talks about how you should choose your business partner as someone who has gone through a breakup. Ted has now had his business for over 20 years and still growing and strong, who better to have advice from? Ted answers questions like "How do you know when it's time to pivot?" and, "How do I make a pivot?".
Connect with Ted: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ballisticarts/
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:54 How Ted’s company started
05:50 Find your startup’s niche
07:55 How Ted pivoted his business
11:10 Pivot or die
14:30 Founders have to be able to do this
20:20 Your website is more important than you think
24:20 Advice from Ted
27:50 Learn how to deal with highs and lows
31:20 How founders should deal with
38:30 Your employees are like your children
40:00 Be careful about who you partner up with
48:30 Conclusion
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