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Why He Walked Away From Apple to Fix a Broken Business | Dean Curtis
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What would make a former Apple exec sell the only part of his business making money? In this episode, Dean Curtis, CEO of Ingage, shares how he shut down a revenue-generating agency serving Fortune 500 clients to bet everything on SaaS - before finding product-market fit. From a near-collapse in the boardroom to the client that changed it all, Dean unpacks how conviction, clarity, and ruthless product focus turned Ingage into an $8M business.
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Timestamps
00:00 – Meet Dean Curtis
02:27 – From Apple Exec to Agency Life
07:24 – Shutting Down the Revenue Engine (On Purpose)
10:56 – The Moment Ingage Found Product-Market Fit
12:03 – Why Service Businesses Make Great SaaS Incubators
13:01 – Dean’s Product Philosophy: Build Simple, Iterate Ruthlessly
14:24 – The $20M Vision and Building a Team to Match It
16:23 – Success Leaves Clues: From Math Teacher to SaaS CEO
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