There has to be a better way! We’re so excited with this trajectory and the value we’re adding to early Savy partners! With Savy Sales, businesses never have to publicly discount their products again.

It’s an uphill battle 99% of the time. For example, without Shark Tank, I doubt Savy would have gotten accepted to Stanford’s StartX accelerator (a platinum plus accelerator ranked alongside Y Combinator & Angelpad) last fall. The only way I could move forward was to focus on the most important part of my business: my customers. But the faster you get it into the hands of customers, the faster you’ll be able to gain feedback and understand which features are drawing the most excitement. It all started with design. In the end, Shark Tank is a reality TV show and not true reality. The only way to do so was to learn how to code. Those years were a foray into the world of InDesign and Photoshop. I credit LaunchX with my first foray into a “practical education”—I learned how to work with difficult people and how to sell a vision; I had my first experience with sexism (when a teammate told me I was too small and soft-spoken to be a CEO); and I closed my first client.

The impetus for building what ultimately became Savy came from my learnings here—the inefficiency existing specifically in product pricing for e-commerce businesses has created an opportunity where both shoppers and businesses can win. We’ve had over 2,500 businesses use our Shopify plugin and since then, we’ve pivoted to a new flagship product—Savy Sales. I decided to defer and ultimately forgo my admission to the University of Michigan’s EECS program to pursue this unconventional path. Much of our success has come from speaking to our customers and focusing on their needs. I went on the show assuming the experience would be similar to an investor meeting—and I’d succeeded at those before. Each one of them responded. My days consisted of one “no” after another. So I took this time to go back to basics, back to my customers and to scouring the plethora of data I had at hand. The best part about this method of outreach was that I could have conversations with my potential customers and speak to them about their needs. His company, which sells paint brush covers, attracted a $200,000 investment from Shark Tank …

Shark Tank: Barbara Corcoran Invests In Saavy Naturals, the Edible Soaps and Lotions, for $200,000 Erica Abbott November 6, 2015 Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Flipboard 1 But within the first moments of my pitch, I knew it was slated for entertainment value. will open up a massive, untapped sales channel and bring you closer to your customers! For Savy, this bug-laced Shopify plugin gave us enough data to direct the creation of a product that I believe has the potential to revolutionize the entire retail industry. Starting costs, revenue, and profit opportunities for over 1,000 ideas.

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Discover what tools Disha reccommends to grow your business! If you have any questions or comments, drop a comment below! Savy is a technology company that drives data backed pricing decisions for thousands of businesses around the world. I’ve learned that the most important thing you can do is to simply start. This was certainly the scenario for us. She’s quickly learned over the past three years that “creating something that people want is never a simple task,” but when Shidham observed a fellow high school pal bookmarking her favorite styles from retailers like Nordstrom and tracking their prices manually, she was determined to devise a tool that would not only help her friend nail down those fashionista finds, but also support budding businesses that want a piece of the pie. On the flipside, data from my Shopify plugin gave me visibility into the importance of price for shoppers. With Millennials accounting for nearly a quarter of the US population, tapping into their buying power could mean big bucks for any aspiring or well-established online retailer. It's refreshing to see how real founders grow their business.". With its turquoise-on-white thumbtack logo and a passion for the timelessness of personal style that transcends the fads and trends of the ever-changing fashion world, the Savy widget gives businesses real-time pricing data, be it for product research, structuring future sales, or tailoring marketing campaigns. Saavy Naturals 100% natural food grade artisan body care from Hugo and Debra Saavedra. Don’t throw money at your problems; find the solution and figure out how to do it yourself. I loved being able to create something digitally and—after a few months of blood, sweat and tears—see it in print. And Mark Cuban had “gone out” because I hadn’t gone to college.

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If you’re interested in joining Savy, please reach out to [email protected]! These were the early moments that lead to the creation of Savy as it is today. For example, without Shark Tank, I doubt Savy would have gotten accepted to Stanford’s StartX accelerator (a platinum plus accelerator ranked alongside Y Combinator & Angelpad) last fall. Hey! For six weeks we lived on campus and launched prototypes of business ideas. We’re always looking for talented & scrappy people. This education came from necessity, a requirement for my business to survive, and has led Savy to where it is today. But businesses had no ability to customize the plugin, there weren’t any graphs or a data interface (we were sending data in Excel sheets), and businesses had endless issues if they used highly customized storefront themes. The Shark Tank appearance generated a quick $60,000 of orders, and when Cuban heard about this he asked for a $50,000 dividend check, which Aarstol paid.

We've interviewed many impressive businesses who swear by the results of the product, including Brumate, Beardbrand, and many more. My story was quite out there: a (at the time) 19-year-old dropout who taught herself how to code and was mentored by the likes of billionaires like Tim Draper.

I also began dabbling in PR after being inspired by a growth-hacky article by Startup Grind. I also knew, focusing on something I had no control over was a complete waste of my energy. Join Starter Story Premium to get the greatest companion to starting and growing your business: Using Currently, we’re in the midst of conducting usability and product design interviews with early customers, trying to understand which features will make or break the product experience. The 53-year-old Jackson resident appeared on a 2014 episode of Shark Tank. An anniversary trip to Paris: $100. It was an easy way to stay in the pockets of my customers. I did this again the next day, but instead of two businesses, I reached out to 15. Shark Tank Skin Care Scam. For Savy Sales, we’re using the same tactics—we’re making sure we’re building something that customers love. I became laser-focused on their needs; what they saw was the value from our product. Savy already has over 5,000 followers on Instagram and with Shidham at the helm Savy is challenging the status quo in more ways than one.

We also wouldn’t have had the incredible interest and traction for Savy Sales.