The Gatherer Volume 6

PUTTING THE POWER BACK!

In our recent Pioneer podcast interview Wrays’ CEO, Robert Pierce spoke candidly with Shaun Sumaru, Founder of CARDEALS2ME – a disruptive app that that puts the power back into the hands of the consumer helping them to get the best deal on the new car they want from local dealerships.

Shaun shares his story on his transition from car dealer and dealership owner to the challenging and exciting life as an entrepreneur – using technology to shake up a very traditional industry. “Having come from the automotive retail industry, we saw a massive gap between consumer needs and outcomes. Our platform was created to give consumers the ability to anonymously obtain the best deals on new or used cars in under two hours, empowering them to make the best purchasing decisions for free.” In 12 short months, Shaun and his team have launched their new technology to the market, growing users to more than 10,000 across Australia and New Zealand. At the time of recording, he had just returned from Tech Week in London and was about to leave for Silicon Valley to showcase the app as part of Startup Grind a global community for entrepreneurs. Ready to take this ground- breaking app to the global market, Shaun talks about the important difference between ideation and execution and the need to harness the validations along the way.

Shaun Sumaru Founder of CARDEALS2ME

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