Tips for Startup Success from Serial Entrepreneur Scot Wingo - fnGlobal Keynote & Roundtables (January 19, 2023)

Serial entrepreneur Scot Wingo doesn’t have your average Silicon Valley credentials. He didn’t attend an Ivy League school, and he isn’t from a big city.

Scot was, however, raised by dad who was an early adopter of the computer. His dad even devised a program that was used to manage local carpet stores.

Throughout his prolific career, Scot has achieved success by following his instincts and differentiating between a fad and a trend that sticks. He jumped into E-commerce early with his launch of AuctionRover. Scot predicted the explosive popularity of software as a service with his launch of ChannelAdvisor. Most recently, he foresaw the automation of automotive services and purchases and started Spiffy, which provides on-demand car care, in 2014.

“I haven’t failed at a company yet, because I fail at it on a small level every day. Part of the entrepreneurial journey is doing a lot of testing and being okay with failing a lot, but you have to learn from it,” Scot says.

On Jan. 19, Scot will host a global keynote for Founders Network members where he’ll discuss how he achieved startup success over the last three decades.

During his webinar, Scot will also discuss:

• eCommerce trends
• The ground floor of SaaS
• Pitching and scaling a digital service
• Building a company during COVID

Opening Remarks @ 9:30am PT

Join us for opening remarks with Dina Fattom, Member Success Manager at Founders Network, to get the latest updates from the Network and opportunities for getting involved.

Keynote Speaker @ 9:40am PT

Spiffy’s Co-founder and CEO Scot Wingo is a 4-time serial entrepreneur from the Research Triangle Park, NC region. Wingo is an industry thought leader in E-commerce, E-service, and the future of mobility. He has appeared on CNBC and The Today Show, and has contributed thought leadership to the WSJ, New York Times, Forbes, and many other publications. Wingo is co-host of The Jason & Scot Show podcast, and regularly speaks about E-commerce and mobility across the country.

About Spiffy:

Spiffy provides on-demand car care including car washes, detailing, oil changes and more. Customers can schedule their car care online, over the phone or using the Spiffy app. The app allows customers to digitally track, rate and pay for each service. Spiffy operates in 45 cities.

Stage-Based Roundtables @ 10:30 am PT

Community Partners:

Jeff Erickson

Jeff leads the Partnerships Team at Forecastr — a leading FP&A software company that helps startups create kick-butt financial models to impress investors, confidently raise capital, and effectively run their businesses better.

Jeff serves on the advisory boards of several startup companies and is an active angel investor. He's passionate about startups and enjoys working with founders and mentoring entrepreneurs.

Jeff is an experienced entrepreneur and was the founder and CEO of a successful consumer goods company that he rapidly grew from $1M in sales its first year to over $40M in annual revenue in its fourth year of operations and was ranked #138 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest growing companies.

Prior to founding his own company, Jeff was a partner at Beanstalk Partners where he led the sales and business development activities. He also served as the National Sales Director for a venture-backed tech startup where he generated over $45M in client contracts and developed the company’s channel partner program.

Jeff has a degree in accounting and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah. After receiving his MBA in Finance from the University of Utah he served as the Vice President of Investments for Sentry Financial Corporation.

Cathy Keeler

Cathy is the Managing Partner at FullScope Growth, a global consortium of elite Fractional Executives and Business Acceleration Partners that provide the exact combination of experts that organizations require.

She has cross-functional experience in sales, management, marketing and business planning, client services, network development and operations. Delivers strong results within highly competitive markets.

Guests Are Welcome!

Please bring a guest! Every member can bring one (1) guest to each event. Each guest must be a full-time tech startup founder so they can bring new perspectives, skillsets, and experience to your chapter.

All guests must be full-time tech startup founders and you can register them directly on this function page. See How to Register a Guest here.

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