Startup Boston Podcast: Entrepreneurs | Investors | Influencers | Founders

Startup Boston Podcast: Entrepreneurs | Investors | Influencers | Founders


Ep: 027 - Doug Morgan - Lola Travel - What it's Like to be Acquired

December 06, 2016

Doug Morgan is the Director of Engineering at Lola Travel. Doug joined the company when Lola acquired HopOn, the company he co-founded. Lola connects travelers with in-house personal travel consultants who help customers plan, book, and manage their travel in an effort to make trips more personal and rewarding.   In this episode, Doug talks about:   The process of being acquired   The transition from founder to employee   The key to building a successful engineering team   Lessons from SurveyMonkey and HopOn that he applies at Lola   Links from today’s episode:   Doug Morgan   SurveyMonkey   HopOn   Lola Travel   Lola Travel (App)   Trillium Brewing   Harpoon Brewery   Jack’s Abby   Drafted   Drizly   Fitbit   Slack   First Round Review   Both Sides of the Table   The Atlantis Gene (Book 1) If you liked this episode:   Follow the podcast on Twitter   Subscribe on iTunes or your podcast app and write a review   Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com   Music by: Broke For Free