Join Startup Grind Tulsa for a fireside chat with Ryan Smith, CEO & Founder of VaultRight, and Dr. Daniel Duffy, CEO & Co-Founder of Skin Check, as they share what it actually took to land early customers and build momentum before scale.
Ryan built VaultRight to help banks and credit unions replace outdated paper-based operations with mobile-first tools for security, compliance, and oversight—earning Best of Show at the 2025 Operations and Technology Council Conference. Daniel helped grow Skin Check into a nationwide dermatology platform with more than 200,000 downloads and patients in all 50 states.
In this conversation, we’ll dig into the real founder journey behind early traction, including:
• How they landed their first paying customers
• What worked (and didn’t) when building trust early
• Lessons from growing in highly regulated industries
• The realities of building momentum before raising major capital
Come ready for practical insights, honest stories, and great community conversation.