Lazy Jar

How I Launched An App That Charges People If They Don't Exercise

May 27th, 2019
Justin Anyanwu
Founder, Lazy Jar
$250
revenue/mo
1
Founders
0
Employees
Lazy Jar
from Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
started October 2017
$250
revenue/mo
1
Founders
0
Employees
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Note: This business is no longer running. It was started in 2017 and ended in 2023. Reason for closure: Shut down.

Hello! Who are you, and what business did you start?

My name is Justin Anyanwu. I came to the US from Nigeria in 1998. I’m now a citizen, and every day, I thank my mother for bringing me here. I love this country.

I started Innovative Bit (Company name under which Lazy Jar was created) in October of 2016, and our flagship product is Lazy Jar, a fitness app that charges users any week they fail to work out adequately.

It was started in October of 2017 as a proof of concept. We re-launched the app this year in March, today we’re averaging $250 a month from the app.

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What's your backstory, and how did you come up with the idea?

Ever since I was young, I always loved creating things. My first passion as a kid was being a farmer. I loved the idea of planting seeds and watching them grow into something...

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