‘Sit By Me’ app launches in Milwaukee, featured on Project Pitch It
Brad Steckart created ‘Sit By Me’ to help people make connections, and the app will be showcased on Project Pitch It this Saturday.
>> 12. NEWS AT FOUR CONTINUES WITH A NEW APP MADE IN MILWAUKEE. WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING CONNECTIONS. BRAD STUCKERT IS THE FOUNDER OF THE SIT BY ME APP, WHICH IS HAVING A LAUNCH PARTY NEXT MONTH. YOU CAN ALSO SEE HIM ON TOMORROW’S EPISODE OF PROJECT PITCH IT ON WISN 12. AND BRAD JOINS US NOW. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE WERE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS IS NOT EVEN SCARY COMPARED TO THE WHOLE PROJECT EXPERIENCE, BUT WALK US THROUGH YOUR APP. WHAT IS WHAT IS IT? WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT FROM IT? >> YEAH. SO SIT BY ME IS AN APP THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE IN REAL LIFE IN REAL TIME. SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE, WHETHER YOU’RE OUT AT A CAFE, AT A BAR AND YOU OPEN THE APP, YOU CAN SEE WHO ELSE IS AROUND YOU THAT’S OPEN TO CHAT. OR YOU CAN SEE, HEY, THERE’S A TABLE WHERE PEOPLE ARE WORKING QUIETLY. I FEEL LIKE I’M WORKING QUIETLY AS WELL. I’M GOING TO GO SIT AT THAT TABLE NOW. >> BRAD, THERE’S A REASON WHY YOU SET THIS UP AND WHY YOU FOUND A PASSION IN THIS. AND YOU WERE TELLING ME A STATISTIC, WHICH WHEN YOU HEAR IT, IT’S KIND OF SHOCKING. >> YEAH. 20, 25, 75% OF AMERICANS REPORTED THAT THEY HAVE BEEN LONELY IN THE PAST YEAR. SO REALLY, THAT’S A HUGE INSPIRATION FOR THE APP. THE THE LONELINESS EPIDEMIC IS A REAL THING. PEOPLE ARE REALLY LONELY OUT THERE. AND WITH COWORKING ON THE RISE, YOU KNOW, 1 IN 4 WORKERS ARE REMOTE. AND SO HAVING THAT REMOTE WORK INCREASE EVERY YEAR, IT’S JUST GOOD FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO GO OUT AND WORK REMOTE AT A CAFE, BUT THEN STILL BE ABLE TO MEET EACH OTHER, KIND OF HAVE THAT IN-OFFICE ATMOSPHERE. EVEN IF YOU’RE WORKING REMOTE AT A CAFE. >> WHAT WOULD WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR BIGGEST MISSION WITH THIS APP? IF YOU CAN MAYBE PINPOINT IT TO ONE THING, THAT OVERALL GOAL OF, OF HAVING SOMEONE FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE APP AND MEET SOMEONE. >> YEAH. I MEAN, IT’S REALLY, IT’S JUST TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN REAL LIFE IN REAL TIME. >> OKAY, AWESOME. NOW WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS TO PROJECT PITCH YOUR EPISODE AIRING TOMORROW. WALK ME THROUGH THAT EXPERIENCE. DID YOU JUST LIKE RUN IN AND BE LIKE, HEY, I’M GOING TO TAKE OVER? OR WAS IT WAS IT SCARY? >> NERVE WRACKING? NO, IT WAS REALLY FUN. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE WERE NERVES BECAUSE YOU’RE PITCHING TO THESE MOGULS WHO YOU’VE SEEN THEIR BILLBOARDS AROUND IN MILWAUKEE, WHICH IS JUST REALLY COOL. BUT YOU KNOW, CORY AND BEV WHO BRING YOU THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS WERE JUST SUPER AMAZING, VERY SUPPORTIVE. I FELT REALLY SUPPORTED THROUGH THE WHOLE THING. AND THE, THE OTHER PEOPLE THAT WERE THERE PITCHING WERE ALSO JUST IT WAS A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY. SO IT WAS A REALLY NICE EXPERIENCE. >> AWESOME. AND I KNOW YOU WERE SURROUNDED BY OTHER ENTREPRENEURS AS WELL. HOW DID IT FEEL TO KNOW THAT WE HERE IN MILWAUKEE TO HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, RIGHT? TO BRING A LOCAL PROJECT, PITCH IT, IF YOU WILL, ALMOST LIKE SHARK TANK, OF COURSE, IS THE BASIS OF THE SHOW, BUT WE DON’T HAVE TO GO TO LA OR, YOU KNOW, NEW YORK TO THOSE BIG CITIES. >> IT WAS AMAZING. I MEAN, TO TO SEE THE OTHER ENTREPRENEURS AND SEE WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING HERE IN OUR CITY WAS REALLY COOL AND REALLY EYE OPENING. AND THAT GOES FOR, FOR THE PEOPLE ON PROJECT PITCH, BUT ALSO JUST THE TECH COMMUNITY IN GENERAL. WELL, BUILDING THIS APP, YOU’RE REALIZING LIKE, YOU DON’T NEED TO GO TO THE COASTS TO HAVE TECHNOLOGY THAT’S AMAZING BEING BUILT. AND SO THAT’S A REALLY COOL ASPECT THAT I TOOK AWAY FROM PROJECT PITCH IT, BUT ALSO JUST BEING IN THE TECH COMMUNITY IN MILWAUKEE AS WELL. >> DO YOU THINK THAT THE TECH COMMUNITY IS GROWING HERE IN MILWAUKEE? >> 100%, YES, IT’S DEFINITELY GROWING. YOU HAVE SOME REALLY COOL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE REALLY, YOU KNOW, PIONEERING THAT THAT TECH GROWTH IN THE CITY. >> AWESOME. LOVE TO SEE IT AND LOVE THAT THEY ARE STAYING HERE. RIGHT. TO, TO BRING THAT IDEA TO LIFE. NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS LAUNCH PARTY BECAUSE OF COURSE, IT’S HARD WORK, BUT THERE’S ALSO A LITTLE BIT OF FUN MIXED IN WITH IT. SO DETAILS THAT WE NEED TO KNOW FOR THAT. >> YEAH. SO IT’S A CRAFT BREWERY. IT’S JUNE 6TH AND IT’S GOING TO BE REALLY FUN. THERE’S GOING TO BE LIVE MUSIC. THERE’S GOING TO BE YOU’LL GET A DRINK TICKET IF YOU GO THERE. AND IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A LOT OF THE TECH COMMUNITY, A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY JUST COMING TOGETHER TO SEE, HEY, SOMETHING LIKE SIT BY ME CAN LAUNCH HERE IN MILWAUKEE. THIS IS A SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT APP THAT’S LAUNCHING IN A CITY THAT DOESN’T DO APP LAUNCHES VERY MUCH. SO IT’S JUST A REALLY COOL NEW EXPERIENCE AND IT’S REALLY AWESOME TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT, CRAFT AND SUPPORT THE TECH COMMUNITY AS IT LAUNCHES. >> LOVELY. ANY ADVICE FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT BE DEALING WITH A STARTUP OR THINKING ABOUT IT TO LIKE MAKE IT AND ACTUALLY GO THROUGH WITH IT? >> YEAH, I MEAN, CONSISTENCY, JUST TRY TO STAY, YOU KNOW, THERE’S, THERE’S UPS AND DOWNS, THERE’S GOOD DAYS AND BAD DAYS, BUT JUST TRY AND STAY CONSISTENT AND KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE GOAL AND JUST KIND OF KEEP, KEEP SHOOTING FORWARD AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. >> ABSOLUTELY. BRETT, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. LET’S GO AHEAD AND PULL UP THAT INFORMATION ONE MORE TIME SO YOU DON’T MISS A THING. SIT BY ME. ON THIS WEEK’S EPISODE OF PROJECT PITCH. IT PITCHED. THE SHOW AIRS A
‘Sit By Me’ app launches in Milwaukee, featured on Project Pitch It
Brad Steckart created ‘Sit By Me’ to help people make connections, and the app will be showcased on Project Pitch It this Saturday.
Brad Steckart created “Sit By Me” to help people make connections, and the app will be showcased on Project Pitch It this Saturday.
Brad Steckart created “Sit By Me” to help people make connections, and the app will be showcased on Project Pitch It this Saturday.
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