How Shopseen Attracted 2200 Customers in Just Six Months
Sometimes, you can’t help but root for the little guy.
Adeel Ahmad was looking for a way to optimize the business end of things for small retailers, and with that idea, Shopseen was born. In this interview Adeel and I talk about how he saw the need for change, created his startup, and drew in a large customer base in a short period of time.
If you’re looking for ideas on startups, especially SaaS startups, you should check out this podcast.
Listen now and you’ll hear Adeel and I talk about:
- (02:05) Who are you and what do you do?
- (05:25) How did you got 2200 users in 6 months?
- (08:25) How did you validate your idea?
- (16:25) How did you get their first 10 customers?
- (18:25) How did you determine how to price your product?
- (22:25) Tell us about a time when an assumption you made was way off
- (25:15) How has investor funding played out?
- (30:25) How has your past been of help to you with Shopseen?
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The Bright Ideas podcast is the podcast for business owners and marketers who want to discover how to use online marketing and sales automation tactics to massively grow their business.
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About Adeel Ahmad
Adeel started Shopseen soon after opening a vintage clothing shop in downtown San Francisco. Shopseen was built to solve the problems of operating a small modern retail business, and soon it was spun off into its own startup. Previously, Adeel was an early software engineer at Context Optional, a pioneering social media management company that built a platform for large brands to reach and engage with a broad audience on social networks.
