Wondering when it makes sense to quit your 9-5 and pursue that entrepreneurial idea?  I sat down with Adam Garfield, the founder of the mobile app SpeedeTab, to learn how he has achieved traction with tons of customers right here in South Florida.  

We met up at one of his clients, Panther Coffee, and covered how he got the idea for SpeedeTab while being frustrated waiting in line to get drinks at a bar. 

We talked about getting featured on reality TV and why he pivoted his business from his initial idea.  

Adam is hustling day in and day out to launch his startup right here in South Florida and has major traction at tons of shops that you certainly know by name.

Most importantly, he's an example of why starting small and getting things right in a single geography beats going big right out of the gate.

Entrepreneur Story

3:15 - How he decided to take the leap into entrepreneurship

5:00 - What his friends and family thought of his venture

5:15 - What the naysayers say and how that drives him

6:45 - How he put together his team

10:00 - What the Adam before launching SpeedeTab would think of the Adam now

10:15 - How he gets fulfillment making people’s lives a bit easier

The Business

11:15 - How SpeedeTab generates revenue

12:30 - How the app increases sales for his vendor customers

13:45 - How he markets the app and gets adoption

15:15 - What his ONE metric would be

Getting on a reality TV show & finding investors

17:15 - How he got featured on a reality show (West Texas Investors)

19:15 - Business lessons he gained from the show

21:00 - Challenges of finding investors

22:15 - Reasons why top VC’s might not invest  

Closing questions

22:45 - Pros & cons of doing business in South Florida

23:45 - Best advice he’s ever received

24:15 - Book recommendations

24:45 - Productivity habits

25:30 - Final advice - take a risk!

Mentioned in this episode

Speedetab

Panther Coffee

Lean Startup

Solution Selling

West Texas Investors