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Taylor Hou is the CEO and Chief Happiness Officer at APM Help, a company serving over 300,000 single family homes nationwide dedicated to professionalizing the single family property management industry by bringing clarity and efficiency for accounting and operations. A serial entrepreneur and tech investor, Taylor is passionate about applying lean startup principles to create process efficiencies in tech and startups. With a focus on streamlining products and services for an optimal user experience, Taylor thrives on improving systems and building better processes to make them more effective and impactful.

(00:56) - Taylor Hou's Background and Journey
(02:43) - Evolution of Property Management
(04:34) - Challenges in Property Management Roll-ups
(13:45) - Feature: Blueprint - The Future of Real Estate 2025
(14:35) - Institutional SFR's Impact on Housing
(18:46) - APM Help's business
(28:36) - Current Success & Future Innovations
(31:25) - Embedded Banking Opportunity
(34:23) - Unlocking Liquidity in Rental Housing
(42:34) The Future of Property Management Tech
(47:45) - Collaboration Superpower: Masayoshi Son (CEO of SoftBank, Wiki)

💚 Learn more:
➡️ Visit APM Help's site
➡️ Taylor Hou on LinkedIn

💚 Feature:
➡️ Blueprint - The Future of Real Estate - Register for 2025: The Premier Event for Industry Executives, Real Estate & Construction Tech Startups and VCs, at The Venetian, Las Vegas on September 16th-18th, 2025.

💚 Connect with Tangent:
➡️ Edward Cohen on LinkedIn
➡️ Jeff Berman on LinkedIn
➡️ Zach Aarons on LinkedIn
➡️ Tangent on LinkedIn


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Creators & Guests

Host
Edward Cohen
Host & Executive Producer at Tangent
Guest
Taylor Hou
Chief Happiness Officer at APM Help

What is Tangent 💚 Proptech?

A new era is upon us, and Tangent💚 is back with our fourth new limited series, hosted by Proptech entrepreneur Edward Cohen, and venture capitalists Jeffrey Berman (Partner at Camber Creek) and Zach Aarons (Co-founder and GP at MetaProp). Tangent unites Proptech founders💡, real estate investors🏢, urban leaders🏙 and passionate creators🌎 who are improving our communities and cities. Join us to learn how we can solve present day challenges with innovative technology and greater collaboration.


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