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Nick and Derek talk about how he created a service and built it into a business. Since the Tank he expanded service capability, user functionality, and vertical markets. Derek tells us about his behind-the-scenes experiences throughout his Shark Tank journey. A lot of laughs and lessons!
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Stage One Startup: Interviews with Influential Entrepreneurs & Innovative Startups
Today’s Guests: So today we have the pleasure of interviewing two special guests joining us all the way from Fishers, Indiana - Mr. Anthony Smith & Yaw Aning. Who are Anthony & Yaw? Anthony and Yaw are the Founders of a product innovation company called SticksnLeaves who specialize in building high-growth web and mobile app businesses for their clients. Anthony & Yaw’s Journey: Their business model is focused on helping you minimize the risk of launching a new web or mobile app by helping you acquire your first set of customers, generate revenue quickly and build an app that your customers will absolutely adore. The SticksnLeaves team are a smart, creative & connected group of experts that will help you set clear goals and work hand in hand with you through all of the stages of launching your own technology product. Their theory is that every business needs technology today to sell products and services & over the last 5 years, SticksnLeaves have launched over an impressive, 60 web and mobile products for their clients. Out of the endless list of clients that SticksnLeaves have helped over their years, some of their success stories consist of helping companies such as; DoubleMap land a $1m deal and Coatchex who featured on Shark Tank and closes deals with AMEX, Uber, Youtube & more. Now this is going to be an interesting episode, especially for all of those looking to get into the mobile app industry or any of you that are thinking of developing an app for your startup - so let’s dive in and hear from the pair themselves, Anthony Smith & Yaw Aning. For the full show notes, please find them over on our website: http://stageonestartup.com
Chase & Jenna chat with CoatChex's Derek Pacque about his startup success, how he got there, and a little bit on what it was like to turn down Mark Cuban's offer on Shark Tank.