{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast","title":"Financing $1.5B as Unsecured Loans Through Service Contractors in 2 Years with David Haas, Co-founder and COO of PowerPay","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3002,"description":"Experienced business operator and entrepreneur, David Haas, has quickly built a very fast-growing business leveraging tech, a network of 7,000+ contractors, and increasing demand from homeowners to provide financing to homeowners to the tune of $1.5B in the last two years. The pandemic has fueled significant desire to make home improvements as people work from home and often are spending more time at home during shutdowns. Leveraging prior experience in the contracting industry, David understood most homeowners however, don't have the funds to pay for costly renovations. PowerPay is the solution David believes will best solve the issue of homeowners wanting and needing to make home improvements and ensuring service contractors are paid. You'll hear how David has grown his team from 10 to 200 people in 2 years on a relatively small amount of funding, achieved profitability, and positioned PowerPay to become a first-look lender. Let's get to it!","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kGkK30rhvs4APH63UFopdx0c7QnsNqClGiDNZhw8QkA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzExOC8xNjk2NjIy/NTIwLWFydHdvcmsu/anBn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}