Where RaveRep Came From
In Owen's wordsI have been in sales since 2011, and in sales management for most of that.
In 2017 I was managing a team of reps and I kept wishing for one tool that did a few things at once. Help them build social proof. Keep their business organized. Give them a brand of their own instead of borrowing the company's. I could not find that tool, so I wrote it down instead. The note lived in Evernote, and it already had most of what you see today in it, the personal features and a lot of the team ones.
I did some basic coding growing up, but nowhere near enough to build an app on my own. So the note just sat there.
Last year I found out AI had gotten good enough to help me build it. I picked the note back up. RaveRep is that note, finally shipped, and I am genuinely excited about what it can do for solopreneurs, small businesses and teams.
The rule we do not break
We can hide one. We cannot rewrite one.
You can hide a rave you would rather not show. You cannot edit what somebody wrote about you, and neither can we. A review you are able to reword is not a review, it is a testimonial you typed yourself, and the person reading it can usually tell.
We want people to have a place to showcase their real, raving fans, and to keep collecting them as they build their personal and professional reputation.
Who built it
Owen Trapp
RaveRep is built by one person. The most useful thing to know about that is probably this: Owen's own page is on the product, with 18 real raves on it from people he has actually worked with. Not a mock-up, not a seeded demo. Go and read them.
Raves on the founder's own page
Pulled live from Owen's own RaveRep page as you load this one, in full. We could not change a word of them here even if we wanted to, which is rather the point.
Lele Hartman
Senior Executive District Manager
Owen is one of the most selfless people I know. I have never met someone so dedicated to people around them from such a place of caring intentions. Owen challenges everyone around him to grow in their integrity, accomplishments, relationships, and character. He gives so much of his energy and attention to recognizing and lifting the people around him. I feel very lucky to be led by Owen Trapp!
V.Simpson Turner III
Enterprise Account Executive
Owen Trapp and I have worked together for over 5 years now. He embodies what a true leader should be. He hired, trained and developed me and I owe all my success in business to him. Greatness comes of things and people Owen believes in.
Stacey-Marie
Recruiting Manager
Owen has been one of the most innovative people I have ever met. He has a strong focus on making everyone around him better, and when he learns something new, he makes sure others can grow alongside him. I had the privilege of working for many managers, and I truly could not ask for a better leader than Owen. At dawn, we ride for Owen Trapp. To know him is a privilege, and I look forward to helping him continue building his business.
Dom Stockton-Rossini
Deputy Attorney General
Owen is a hard working, goals oriented, dedicated leader who seeks to better those around him. Working with Owen helped me improve my sales and work efficiency while at Vector and beyond.
What we care about
Offer more than we ask for
Owen's favorite line: it is impossible not to live a life of wealth while empowering others to become wealthy. We build our business by giving people the tools to build theirs.
Love criticism
Feedback is the breakfast of champions. We want your ideas, and the places you think we fell short, because that is what makes the next version worth using.
Honesty
We will always be forthright and truthful with what we tell you, and we want you to feel you can be the same with us. We would rather say the thing you do not want to hear than the thing that sounds better.
Accountable
We own the outcome, not the excuse. If it did not work, that is ours: we fix it and we tell you what happened.
Find a way
The people who create the most success find solutions instead of excuses. We strive to live by that ourselves.
Competitive
We want to challenge ourselves to be our best, and to compete with brands that have been around far longer.