“No service happens without the technician – full stop,” says Spiffy CEO Scot Wingo. “At Spiffy, we are on a mission to change that lack of recognition, and our vision is to be the employer of choice in the automotive services industry.”
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When asked what he considered important characteristics to be a successful entrepreneur, Scot Wingo of ChannelAdvisor, Get Spiffy and Tweener Fund, offers a one word answer: “grit”. It takes him some time to figure out if they have this trait. Entrepreneurship is hard, especially determining product market fit. You must be foolishly optimistic and stubborn, like Don Quixote, willing to run through a wall. Finally on the 90th time – you punch through. You are so passionate and crazed about what you want to do, you can make it through the hard times.
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Scot Wingo is to the Triangle tech community what Bob Ingram was to the Triangle life science community. He is beloved by us not for his record of growing larger and larger successes, but for giving back generously of his entrepreneurial wisdom and for being uniquely, authentically Scot. TechWire columnist Grace Ueng goes one-on-one with the creative, successful leader and entrepreneur.
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Scot Wingo and Robbie Allen, veteran Triangle entrepreneurs who have certainly seen the best – and worst – of times continues to make deals and bring in more partners at the Triangle Tweener Fund which has rapidly become a national pacesetter in startup deals. But why now with so much glum economic news, let alone fallout from the failure of tech titan Silicon Valley Bank?
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I’m speaking at tech events in Europe this week, and I’m seeing mentions of this “Raleigh-based” or “North Carolina-based” acquisition Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). Determined not to miss out on the buzz, I contacted Scot Wingo and Jason Caplain to ask them what they thought of the news.
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Word of Silicon Valley Bank’s meltdown spread like wildfire through the Triangle’s startup community on Thursday with entrepreneurs scared about what to do with their money. A top Triangle investor explains what unfolded with his clients.
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Triangle-headquartered on-demand car services company Spiffy is ready to hit the road as the firm drives forward with $30 million in additional capital.
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In the Triangle’s startup economy, job opportunities are again on the rise, as they were last week, after following eight weeks of decline.
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When serial entrepreneur and investor Scot Wingo spoke at a 2023 economic kickoff event last week he touted the Triangle’s entrepreneurial community as a source for growth and optimism even in the face of growing economic uncertainty. His reasons for the positive comments became clear today.
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