How a pandemic, a podcast, and a lot of poop led to building the software I wished existed when I started scooping.
Founder & Chief Scooper
I was a leasing agent during the pandemic. The job came with a perk — 50% off my rent. Golden handcuffs. But then my area manager started pushing me to evict families who couldn't pay. People who were struggling through the same crisis we all were. I couldn't do it. I needed a way out, but I was trapped by that discount.
I was looking for something — anything — that was low skill, low investment, and could replace that rent discount. Then I found Erica Kroopin's interview on The Side Hustle Show with Nick Loper. She was talking about pet waste removal. I listened to the whole thing and immediately knew what I needed to do.
What started as a desperate side hustle became Scoops — my lifestyle business serving properties across the Mojave Desert and Southern California. I've been running it solo since 2020, learning every lesson the hard way. And there were a lot of hard lessons.
Before Scoopify, I tried everything. Spreadsheets. Apple Reminders. Jobber. Housecall Pro. Sweep & Go. None of them got it.
Massively undercharging for one-time cleans because I had no system to price them right.
Customers signed up but never got added to my system. They'd call asking where I was.
Criss-crossing the Mojave Desert with zero route optimization. Pure chaos.
Not sending 'on my way' messages or sending them too late. The dogs weren't ready. Neither were the owners.
Generic home service software — doesn't understand price-per-dog, initial cleans, or how poop scooping actually works.
Poop scoop specific software — built by someone with no experience in the industry. Missing all the important nuance.
Per-seat pricing — punishes you for growing. There's no technical reason for it other than greed.
My own DIY system — fragmented data across spreadsheets, reminders, and manual processes. No automation.
It started as a Wix website for my own business. I built my own automatic quoting tool so customers could accept or deny quotes online. Set up email notifications. Let customers schedule their own appointments. Integrated Twilio for SMS. Piece by piece, I created the system I wished existed.
I even thought about selling the Wix setup as a template to help other scoopers hit the ground running. But it just wasn't flexible enough. It wasn't good enough.
With 10 years of web design and 5 years of custom coding under my belt, I knew I could build something better. Something that wasn't just a website with band-aids — a real, integrated platform built specifically for this industry.
That's how Scoopify was born.
Built with the lessons of 500+ properties and 6 years of daily scooping.
Every feature exists because I needed it myself. No guessing what scoopers need — I've lived it.
Unlimited team members at every level. Your business shouldn't be punished for growing.
Routing, scheduling, billing, SMS, reviews — all in one place. No more fragmented systems.
Whether you're solo or have 20 trucks, Scoopify scales with you without breaking the bank.
I want Scoopify to be the software scoopers are raving about — the one-stop solution that helps hundreds of businesses start, grow, and expand with proven systems. A real software to start with and stay with over time.
— Zero, Founder
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