Garrett Gee’s entrepreneurial mind sparked into action soon after receiving a smartphone in 2009. He downloaded a barcode scanning app that didn’t suffice his needs and after recognizing this gap, he innovated and created a better scanning app called “Scan”. During the designing process of the app, he was a college student and worked alongside his college friends to eventually form the company, Scan Inc. Just two years into business, Garrett and his two partners, produced $8 million in sales, and in the next year, their app was downloaded over 25 million times. Throughout this time, they continued to innovate and upgrade their app to tailor to customer needs. Garrett even pitched his idea on the TV show “Shark Tank” but did not get a deal. In December of 2014, Garrett sold “Scan” to Snapchat for $54 million. Garrett’s story is inspiring to me simply because he had the desire and drive to produce his unique idea. I think it’s very interesting how none of the ‘sharks’ offered him a deal but his company still became very successful. His story inspires me because he still pursued investment in his business even after he got rejected on a TV show like “Shark Tank”. Garrett’s entrepreneurial venture teaches me to be a confident entrepreneur and to not limit myself.
Garret Gee appears to be a great young entrepreneur. It is impressive that he saw a hole in the market and decided to fill it while still in college. Also, it is very inspiring that he continued working and gained a great deal of success even after not receiving a deal from the Sharks. Lastly, it is inspiring that something many people use every day was invented by a few college students.
I think this shows a really great example of how you can go far by recognizing an issue and not being afraid to collaborate with others to solve it. Also I think it is worth noting that even though he did not get a deal on shark tank, he continued to work and innovate with his product and was able to do great things with it! This is definitely an example of how far confidence and perseverance will take you in life.
I think that this is a very great post because it shows how technology can really change our lives. The world has been cahnging rapidly due to automation and it gas really created a lot of new ideas. Even though he did not get the deal from Shark Tank he never gave up and that’s what entrepreneurs deal with, pain.
This is a great post because it shows how a simple idea can change lives and how people behave. I agree, I do not understand why the sharks did not pursue this idea as it is a great sign of innovation.
This is a great post because of Garrett Gee’s ability to see a slight inconvenience and fix the problem. It’s a very innovative idea that is in great use all across the world, especially when it is found by Snapchat. However, it is inspiring to see that he didn’t give even though the “Sharks” didn’t provide him a deal. Great idea!