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Frances Tang is the founder and CEO of comeagone 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 comeagone? [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 comeagone? [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 comeagone? [25:25] What is the future of Awkward Essentials?   To connect with Frances:   ComeaGone's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/getcomeandgone/ Shop ComeaGone: https://getcomeandgone.com/ Use code CHRISTINA15 for a discount on your order!   To connect with me, Christina Galbato:   Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/christinagalbato  Website: http://www.christinagalbato.com  Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/christinagalbato    Free blogging class: https://christinagalbato.lpages.co/freebloggingclass/  Join the Her Life By Design Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/herlifebydesignpodcast/