Shootzilla: How Did She Get Paying Customers BEFORE She Even Launched Her Product? – with Esther de Boer

Esther de Boer, Shootzilla, Customer Acquisition, European Founder, International Founders, SaaS (software as a service), Women Founders

How did this founder get paying customers before she even launched her product?

Esther de Boer is the founder of Shootzilla, which helps photographers manage their photo shoots. She used a process she learned from The Foundation. I asked her to describe how she did it.

Esther de Boer

Shootzilla

Esther de Boer is the founder of Shootzilla, which helps photographers manage their photo shoots.

 

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