Keane
Russ Perry
Russ Maloney
Give the OK!
First of all, for all the judges reading this, Give the OK! is the easiest online feedback and approval software out there. Say adios to convoluted email threads, complicated proofing systems and tools your clients hate using anyway.
With GTO you just upload your proof, share the link and get the OK.
Lean-ability
As the Franchize Boyz said, "Lean wit it Rock wit it"
Self funded. No investors. No Debt.
Give the OK! is about as lean as a they get. Currently the team is scattered literally from the West Coast all the way East, and a few stops in the middle.
With Getting Real in one hand and Pivotal Tracker in the other we cannot wait to kick it into high gear with the rest of the Lean Startup Bundle.
But why are we writing this shameless post to try and get in bed with the AppSumo judges?
Couple of reasons:
1. We believe Give the OK! can grow to be the #1 way designers (and others) share and approve files with their clients. We have plans for mobile, different industry verticals, etc. Crushing it as a winner of the Lean Challenge no doubt gives access to people, cash money and mentorship to get there.
2. We really are a bad ass team ready to take it up to the next notch. Our fearless reader, Russ Perry, has made a living helping people and building companies and this is his first software venture. He knows he's no Mark Zuckerberg (however, he is much more attractive) and the ability to develop relationships to move GTO into the commercial limelight is irresistible.
3. Give the OK! is a winning bet. We have a plan. We have software running. We have a vision. We just need the power up mushroom (read: cash and mentorship) to take things into the next level. If the judges and AppSumo want a success story a few months down the road, then Give the OK! is your Secretariat.
Closing Remarks
Have you ever worked with a designer only to have things get a little wonky with the approval or feedback process?
Are you a designer that hates conflict and wishes there was a better tool out there to use with your clients?
Do you know a designer who you think, "Damn, this is a great idea for them".
Choosing Give the OK! in the Lean Challenge Contest is like sticking up for your little brother at recess.
Help out all those designers and kind souls who just want to do their job and not get bogged down in the black hole of email approvals and feedback.
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Note: To our readers and customers, whether we win or not, we've been a huge fan of AppSumo.com for some time and highly suggest you check them out for killer software deals.
More info about contest we are entering can be found here: http://appsumo.com/leanchallenge
