Ryan Shank and PhoneWagon's team celebrate hitting $1 million in annual revenue with a musical video that walks through their startup journey from bootstrapped beginnings through Techstars funding to rapid growth. The song names the tools that got them there: Intercom, HubSpot, Slack, Zoom. They're already eyeing unicorn status and an IPO.
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Hey, what's up?
Hey, can you come to the office when you're done there? We shot a music video.
Hey, what's up?
This is Ryan Shank.
I'm over at PhoneWagon. Let me tell you what we've been up to for the past few years.
Haha, check it out.
Started PhoneWagon in NYC to drive more calls and increase those leads. Gonna optimize our clientele TV and reduce AC/AC simultaneous. We built from scratch in 2017. At first we were just bootstrapping. Then the VCs came on the scene and the C-roundo, it was just the thing. Got the deal with the Techstars guys. Our growth rate starts to steadily rise. And the tools we are using to help us thrive, like Intercom, 'cause it lets us chat live.
We hit a mil, 83.3. We hit a mil, and you are Leo. We hit a mil, wanna do it monthly. We hit a mil, then do it daily.
We got HubSpot and Google Docs. Hot desk at WeWork, not a PO box. Video calls with Zoom is the way to get ahead. Jason Lemkin tweets is how our funnels stay fed.
We started using Slack, we can all talk back. Tom Tong's got the data, that's a fact. And this helps us to prioritize. Well, the last 2 years have been a hell of a ride.
We hit a mil, 83.3. We hit a mil annually. Oh, we hit a mil.
We had to grind hard.
We hit a mil, and we're just getting started.
What we need now is the T2-T3, though there certainly isn't any guarantee. Now the MRR is the 83.3, which is equal to a million annually. Unicorn status is the goal, I think it every day. Billion dollar valuation like the luggage with a ray. Looking at parametrics, checking metrics is the day to day. Option grants with Cardi gets the talent to stay.
We hit a mil, 83.83. We hit a mil, and you all be, oh, we hit a mil.
We had to grind hard.
We hit a mil, and we're just getting started. Yeah, oh yeah, we hit a million. Yeah, oh yeah, we hit a million. Yeah, oh yeah, we hit a million.
Lowkey, I'm trying to get a billion. One day we might see an IPO. Such a joy to see this baby grow. From those first few steps in 2017 to a million a year, what a journey it's been.
I don't know, we just shot one. It's just a little bit though. It's a lot. It's a lot. Okay. Alright, thank you so much. Bye. I don't know, we just shot one. It's just a little bit though. It's a lot, it's a lot. Okay, alright, thank you so much. Bye.
