You just landed your third event. Your phone’s buzzing with inquiries. You’re copying details from Gmail into a Google Doc, then into DocuSign, then retyping everything into QuickBooks. Maybe your inventory list lives rent free in your head. Your friend’s truck is packed with equipment. And somewhere in the chaos, you’re thinking: “I’m doing this. But there’s got to be a better way.”
I know exactly what you’re going through. I’ve been there. DJing out of my dorm room, building a sound and lighting business with my roommate Kyle, using his truck and whatever credit we could scrape together.
In the years since we launched Goodshuffle Pro, I’ve watched event pros just getting started tell us they’re “too small” for our platform. And every time, I know just how much they could benefit from having better tools. We just didn’t have the right product to meet them where they were.
Today, that changes. I’m incredibly proud to announce the launch of Goodshuffle Pro Lite — a version of our platform built explicitly for day-one entrepreneurs in the event rental industry.
Key Takeaways:
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Goodshuffle Pro Lite launches at $39/month
It’s purpose-built for day-one event rental entrepreneurs with flexible monthly subscriptions.
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Send quotes in under an hour
No weeks of setup. Create your account and send professional proposals with images immediately.
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Stop the copy-paste chaos
One platform replaces Gmail + Google Docs + DocuSign + QuickBooks, so you can finally have a single place to run your business.
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Built-in conflict detection
Avoid double-bookings and confidently manage inventory availability from day one.
Why This Matters So Much to the Events Industry
At Goodshuffle, our mission is to bring joy to the business of events.
Quickly imagine the look on a couple’s face as they first see each other down the aisle. Now think of yourself in traffic 30 minutes out from the venue bringing a linen or cable you’d forgotten.
The gap between the elation our industry creates and the emotional cost of the creatives and professionals that bring those events to life is not something I’m willing to accept.
I’ve felt that gap between a founder’s dream and the reality of running a business firsthand. I saw it in my Mom as she ran her own businesses growing up, and then I saw it for myself in my own DJ, sound & lighting rental company.
In the beginning of my DJ & AV company, my initial feeling was excitement at landing my first couple clients. However, after several weeks I felt numb as I raced the sun trying to get home before 6 am for the 4th night in a row. It wasn’t long before we were the victims of our own success; triple booked running all over town sweating through our clothes multiple times a day. We were proud, but exhausted.
In building the first version of Goodshuffle Pro, we created an incredibly powerful platform that can streamline even the most sophisticated of events industry businesses, but what we hadn’t created was a product for the day-one entrepreneurs. We have now.
Our Lite plan is for those of you who have either just taken the leap to start your business or for those of you who are well on your way to turning this into your full time gig. It’s for the college version of myself working a side hustle to pay my way through college, and it’s for my Mom who showed me what it looks like to chase a dream and demanded to control her own destiny.
What We've Built for Event Pros Just Getting Started
Looking back, what would’ve changed everything for us wasn’t working harder — it was having the right system from day one.
That’s exactly what we built with Goodshuffle Pro’s Lite plan. It’s designed around one core insight: you need to look professional and send quotes fast, even when you’re first getting started. In the events industry, the first person to respond often wins the business.
So here’s what we’re giving you with the new Lite plan:
- Get quotes out in minutes, not days. Create professional proposals with images and descriptions without weeks of setup homework. Send your first quote within minutes of signing up.
- Stop the copy-paste nightmare. No more retyping (or rewriting) details across notebooks, Gmail, DocuSign, and invoicing platforms. One system handles everything.
- Avoid the double-booking panic. Our conflict detection tells you exactly what’s available so you can confidently book yourself more fully.
- Keep conversations organized. Gmail is powerful, but it’s not built for the events industry. It doesn’t organize client conversations by project like you need.
- Sync with your actual life. Connect to Google Calendar, access everything from your phone. Because you’re not sitting at a desk — you’re out there executing.
And this is all at $39/month on a monthly subscription. That affordable entry point makes this tool incredibly accessible for all businesses. And if you’re going through a slow season, you always have the flexibility to pause your account. We hold your data and make it easy to restart when you’re back at it.
My Advice to Event Entrepreneurs
If you’re starting to get double-booked, congratulations. That tells you that you’re onto something. You’ve figured out what it takes to succeed in your market.
But those cobbled-together solutions that got you here? The ones you’re actually pretty proud of? I remember that pride too. And I also remember the moment they started holding me back. Every system that helps you handle one 10x of growth will look foolish as you try to scale to the next level. It’s a painful lesson I’ve learned time and time again, but it’s part of the journey.
If you’re starting to feel anxious when the next quote comes in… if you’re unsure whether you can execute it or if you have the help you need… if you’re pulling in friends or family or contractors to manage the growth… that means you’ve got a successful business on your hands.
And that means we can help you turn it from a side hustle into a full-time operation.
You're Not Alone In This Journey
I want to say this clearly: you’re not alone in this journey. You have people in your life who believe in your dream. And you have a partner in us.
We’ve built our entire business around bringing joy to the business of events. Sincerely care is a core company value at Goodshuffle — we express it to each other and to our customers. We’re not done building. We won’t ever be done building. We welcome your feedback and your ideas.
And we built Goodshuffle Pro’s Lite plan exactly for you, on day one of your journey.
I invite you to come check it out, and let’s grow your business together.
FAQs
Lite is laser-focused on early-stage needs: sending professional quotes fast, managing inventory, avoiding conflicts, and organizing client conversations. Standard includes extra features for businesses with more complex operations, like team messaging & permissions, vehicle routing, subrental capabilities, and unlimited customer support with our team of experts.
Absolutely. You start with Lite on day one, and as your business grows, you can choose at any point to upgrade your plan to Standard. All of your data will carry over — you’ll just get access to more capabilities when you’re ready.
You can create an account and send your first professional quote in minutes. No weeks of homework or inventory uploading required upfront. You can add and organize inventory as you go.
Lite runs on a flexible monthly subscription. Pause your account whenever you need to, and we’ll hold onto all your data. Restart easily when your busy season kicks back in.
With our Lite plan, you get access to our highly trained AI chatbot, Fin, plus our comprehensive help center with 1,000+ articles. For more complex issues, you can also connect with our human chat support team.
Yes. Unlike horizontal platforms that try to serve everyone, Goodshuffle Pro Lite is purpose-built for event rental workflows. We understand that your inventory comes back, that you need conflict detection, and that your quoting process is unique to events.
Professional quote creation with images, contract management, online signatures, inventory tracking, conflict detection, Google Calendar sync, client conversation management, and mobile access. Everything you need to run a professional operation from day one.
Not at all. If you’ve been cobbling together Gmail, Google Docs, and other tools, you already have all the skills you need. Lite is designed to be intuitive and fast to learn, so you can spend less time on manual tasks and more time running your business.
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