Blake Renaud, CEO and founder of PicklePlay, took the opportunity and risk to leverage technology in an industry that has otherwise chosen to neglect it. It has paid off as her app has grown to 50,000 users, helping connect individuals of all experience levels. She talks about building out her team which started with folks overseas but has now found a home in the US. We hear about her experience as a female founder and the importance of continuing to believe in your pursuit despite what people will tell you. Her determination has led to partnerships with the likes of players and personalities such as Tyson McMuffin.

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Download on Android:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pickleplay

Download on iOS:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1504644136

Chapters:
01:00 Tell me about yourself and PicklePlay
03:40 Hiring a development team
09:00 Funding your idea
11:16 Being told your idea won’t work
12:50 Believing in your idea
16:08 Offering a free product
19:00 All desired features under one app
25:40 Listening to users
28:20 Being a female founder
31:39 Self-ratings, DUPR
33:06 Partnership with Tyson McGuffin
38:33 What do you look for when hiring
40:48 Competitors
43:27 Speaking to the nay-sayers
49:00 Using Reddit
53:04 What’s next?
55:50 Advice for founders
57:00 Closing  -

The PicklePlay app helps players find local pickleball courts, clubs, events and players.

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Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5aPtDs5VOnqpbQpF12SLZN
Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/building-pickleball/id1666931896

Get in touch via email or Instagram:
Email: [email protected]
https://instagram.com/buildingpickleball

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