Jesse Scheff's guest appearances

Jesse Scheff

Just Go Grind with Justin Gordon

Forward Thinking Founders

Alex Taub

Josh Clemente

Andrew Parker

Abby Mercado

Joe Mahavuthivanij

Samara Mejia Hernandez

Jude Gomila

Charlie O'Donnell

Nicholas Hinrichsen

Jad Esber

Kari Clark

David Potter

Charles Hudson

Ruben Harris

Chad Hall

OwlTail

Jesse Scheff is the Founder and CEO of Easyupp, an online platform that allows a salesperson to sell a car from any dealership. EasyUpp is dedicated to providing great dealers and salespeople a platform to help more customers. Built on relationships, Easyupp believes that the people are the purpose. If a salesperson has a customer that wants to buy from them, they should never be limited by inventory. Easyupp provides salespeople a way to help that customer at any dealership and provide dealerships with customers they would have never reached otherwise.   Jesse is the President of National Auto Dealers Association class, and likes to approach old challenges in new ways. He is a 3x Ford Triple Crown Award Winner--awarded to only 21 dealers nationally, and he doubled year over year departmental profit and pushed annual sales well over $200 million.   About Our Partners   This episode is brought to you by Hawke Media. Hawke Media is a full-service Outsourced CMO based in Santa Monica, CA, providing guidance, planning, and execution to grow brands of all sizes, industries, and business models.   Hawke Media was recognized by Inc. as the country's fastest-growing marketing consultancy and is proudly one of Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work"​, 2019 #893 on the Forbes 5000 list, UpCity Top Los Angeles Digital Marketing Agency. Hawke’s collaborative process, à la carte offering, and month-to-month fee structure give clients the flexibility they need to boost digital revenues and marketing ROI.   Hawke Media The company has serviced over 1500 brands of all sizes, ranging from startups like Tamara Mellon, SiO Beauty and Bottlekeeper to household names like Red Bull, Verizon Wireless and Alibaba.   Listen to our interview with Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO of Hawke Media, in episode 23 of the Just Go Grind Podcast.   This episode is also brought to you by Toptal. Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers in the world. Top companies hire Toptal freelancers for their most important projects.   Connect with Jesse Scheff    EasyUpp Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jesse on Twitter jesse@easyupp.com    Some of the Topics Covered by Jesse Scheff in this Episode    What is EasyUpp and the pain point it is designed to solve The first steps Jesse took to start EasyUpp Early customer discovery From being a one-man show to finding a co-founder What the EasyUpp platform started as and how it has evolved EasyUpp's business model and determining pricing Onboarding sales people and dealership partners Geographic expansion and growth Early bootstrapping and Jesse's advice for early-stage fundraising Networking to find investors Determining use of funds Figuring out when to utilize prior industry experience and when to set assumptions aside Jesse's resource recommendations and consuming relevant content The biggest challenges Jesse has faced on his entrepreneurial journey The effect COVID has had on Easyupp and the automotive industry    Links from the Episode    #134: Zuleyka Strasner, Founder and CEO of Zero, on Building a Convenient Zero-Waste Grocery Delivery Service, Becoming the Largest Sustainability Platform in the U.S., and Growing 15X in 5 Months Akimbo with Seth Godin (podcast) Seth Godin's Startup School (podcast) Y Combinator resources The Twenty Minute VC with Harry Stebbings (podcast) This Week in Startups (podcast) Zero to One by Peter Thiel The Lean Startup by Eric Ries Tim Ferriss on learning Slack Carvana 

Jesse Scheff is the Founder and CEO of <a href="https://easyupp.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Easyupp</a>, an online platform that allows a salesperson to sell a car from any dealership. EasyUpp is dedicated to providing great dealers and salespeople a platform to help more customers. Built on relationships, Easyupp believes that the people are the purpose. If a salesperson has a customer that wants to buy from them, they should never be limited by inventory. Easyupp provides salespeople a way to help that customer at any dealership and provide dealerships with customers they would have never reached otherwise. Jesse is the President of National Auto Dealers Association class, and likes to approach old challenges in new ways. He is a 3x Ford Triple Crown Award Winner--awarded to only 21 dealers nationally, and he doubled year over year departmental profit and pushed annual sales well over $200 million. About Our Partners This episode is brought to you by <a href="https://hawkemedia.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Hawke Media</a>. Hawke Media is a full-service Outsourced CMO based in Santa Monica, CA, providing guidance, planning, and execution to grow brands of all sizes, industries, and business models. Hawke Media was recognized by Inc. as the country's fastest-growing marketing consultancy and is proudly one of Glassdoor's "Best Places to Work"​, 2019 #893 on the Forbes 5000 list, UpCity Top Los Angeles Digital Marketing Agency. Hawke’s collaborative process, à la carte offering, and month-to-month fee structure give clients the flexibility they need to boost digital revenues and marketing ROI. Hawke Media The company has serviced over 1500 brands of all sizes, ranging from startups like Tamara Mellon, SiO Beauty and Bottlekeeper to household names like Red Bull, Verizon Wireless and Alibaba. Listen to our interview with Erik Huberman, Founder and CEO of Hawke Media, in <a href="https://www.justgogrind.com/erik-huberman-podcast/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">episode 23</a> of the Just Go Grind Podcast. This episode is also brought to you by <a href="https://www.toptal.com#bring-in-solely-eye-opening-software-contractors" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Toptal</a>. Toptal is an exclusive network of the top freelance software developers, designers, finance experts, product managers, and project managers in the world. Top companies hire Toptal freelancers for their most important projects. Connect with Jesse Scheff <ul> <li><a href="https://easyupp.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">EasyUpp</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MyEasyUpp/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/easyupp?lang=en" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesse-scheff" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/scheff61?lang=en" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Jesse on Twitter</a></li> <li>jesse@easyupp.com</li> </ul> Some of the Topics Covered by Jesse Scheff in this Episode <ul> <li>What is EasyUpp and the pain point it is designed to solve</li> <li>The first steps Jesse took to start EasyUpp</li> <li>Early customer discovery</li> <li>From being a one-man show to finding a co-founder</li> <li>What the EasyUpp platform started as and how it has evolved</li> <li>EasyUpp's business model and determining pricing</li> <li>Onboarding sales people and dealership partners</li> <li>Geographic expansion and growth</li> <li>Early bootstrapping and Jesse's advice for early-stage fundraising</li> <li>Networking to find investors</li> <li>Determining use of funds</li> <li>Figuring out when to utilize prior industry experience and when to set assumptions aside</li> <li>Jesse's resource recommendations and consuming relevant content</li> <li>The biggest challenges Jesse has faced on his entrepreneurial journey</li> <li>The effect COVID has had on Easyupp and the automotive industry</li> </ul> Links from the Episode <ul> <li><a href="https://www.justgogrind.com/zuleyka-strasner-podcast/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">#134: Zuleyka Strasner, Founder and CEO of Zero, on Building a Convenient Zero-Waste Grocery Delivery Service, Becoming the Largest Sustainability Platform in the U.S., and Growing 15X in 5 Months</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/akimbo-a-podcast-from-seth-godin/id1345042626" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Akimbo with Seth Godin (podcast)</a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/seth-godins-startup-school/id566985370" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Seth Godin's Startup School (podcast)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ycombinator.com/library" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Y Combinator resources</a></li> <li><a href="https://thetwentyminutevc.com/about/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Twenty Minute VC with Harry Stebbings (podcast)</a></li> <li><a href="https://thisweekinstartups.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">This Week in Startups (podcast)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Zero-One-Notes-Startups-Future/dp/0804139296" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Zero to One by Peter Thiel</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Lean Startup by Eric Ries</a></li> <li><a href="https://tim.blog/2016/10/06/the-art-and-science-of-learning-anything-faster/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Ferriss on learning</a></li> <li><a href="https://slack.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Slack</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.carvana.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Carvana</a></li> </ul>

#176: Jesse Scheff, Founder & CEO of EasyUpp, the MLS for Automotive Retail, on Community Marketing, Transitioning from Bootstrapping to Fundraising, and Knowing When to Set Aside Assumptions

About: Jesse is the founder of Easyupp. Easyupp let's car salesmen sell cars from any dealership.Sponsored By: Sponsored By: This episode is sponsored by Sidekick. When you're starting a startup, being in the same room sometimes feels like magic. Sidekick is a hardware device that connects remote teams with an always-on video call. This allows founding teams and fast teams to act as if they were in the same room, even if they are on different continents. Save $30/mo off per device by purchasing your Sidekick from this link.  ★ Support this podcast ★

About: Jesse is the founder of <a href="https://easyupp.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Easyupp</a>. Easyupp let's car salesmen sell cars from any dealership.Sponsored By: Sponsored By: This episode is sponsored by <a href="https://bit.ly/3fZqz4k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sidekick</a>. When you're starting a startup, being in the same room sometimes feels like magic. Sidekick is a hardware device that connects remote teams with an always-on video call. This allows founding teams and fast teams to act as if they were in the same room, even if they are on different continents. Save $30/mo off per device by purchasing your Sidekick from <a href="https://bit.ly/3fZqz4k" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a>. <a href="https://forwardthinking.substack.com/" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">★ Support this podcast ★</a>

291 - Jesse Scheff (Easyupp) On Innovating on the Car Salesmen Model