Tung: Existing Shopify apps lacked Slack UTM and coupon tracking
Chris Tung · Startup Acquisition Stories with Christopher Tung - Founder of Reporty · Nov 15, 2021 · at 1:48
Chris Tung, founder of Reporty, explains the market gap and pain point that motivated him to build a Shopify-to-Slack notification tool.
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“There was no way for you to get UTM tracking specifically, and like coupon code redemption data in in your Slack channel from Shopify. There were a lot of apps out there that would do light Shopify to Slack integration, but not what I needed”
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