{"id":616,"date":"2018-08-16T13:20:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T17:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/win\/?p=616"},"modified":"2024-01-08T16:35:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T21:35:01","slug":"raleigh-entrepreneur-takes-on-a-new-challenge-an-on-demand-car-wash-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/win\/raleigh-entrepreneur-takes-on-a-new-challenge-an-on-demand-car-wash-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Raleigh entrepreneur takes on a new challenge \u2014 an on-demand car-wash service<\/a>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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Scot Wingo has launched four businesses, sold two, brought one to public offering and is now working on his fourth, Get Spiffy, an on-demand car-washing service. Wingo, who lives in Raleigh, talks about the highlights and the biggest misconceptions of launching \u2014 and selling \u2014 a business.<\/p>\n

Q: You created ChannelAdvisor, an e-commerce company that helps retailers connect with customers. How did you go from that to a company in which customers can have their cars washed at home or at work?<\/i><\/p>\n

A: That\u2019s the most-asked question I get. Here\u2019s how I think about it: Over the last 20 years we\u2019ve seen products go digital in large numbers. Twenty years ago, it would have seemed like science fiction that products could show up from Amazon in an hour from Prime Now or Instacart. I think the same thing is happening with services. We can all see a little bit of it in transportation companies like Uber and Lyft where the phone has become the remote control for your life. I think there will be a day when any service you need around your house, car or life \u2014 plumber, electrician, HVAC \u2014 you\u2019ll (access) through an app-based system. I call it the digitalization of services.<\/p>\n

Q: How do you find Get Spiffy employees?<\/i><\/p>\n

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