{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fbe77f774be345c0b6fff1a/671779e507c991f259f0a635?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Digitising Service Economies: from idea to scale-up #71","description":"<p>Andy Callaghan was an experienced programmer and musician when we realised there was a significant gap in the music studio booking experience. Everything was either managed offline, or handled via one-size-fits-all booking apps that didn't cater to the specific demands and challenges of bands and studios.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If sometimes founders create a solution for themselves without an addressable market to go after, this definitely wasn't the case with Andy and <a href=\"https://jammed.app/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Jammed</a>. Unfortunately, Covid was just around the corner, with national lockdown in the UK temporarily closing his potential first customers.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nearly five years later and that challenging beginning is a distant memory, with 110 customers hailing from all over the world. Jammed's story is one of resilience, perseverance and using personal experience to develop a world-class product.</p><p><br></p><p>Find Andy on LinkedIn: <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/andycallaghan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/andycallaghan/</a></p><p>Jammed: <a href=\"https://jammed.app/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://jammed.app/</a></p>","author_name":"Bethan Vincent"}