Fastest Start Up to Be a Unicorn in History is a Proptech Company Revolutionizing 2nd Home Ownership, Zillow lessons, with Pacaso Co-founder Austin Allison

Austin Allison is the Co-founder and CEO of Pacaso, a service that creates a more accessible category of second-home ownership and that is currently valued at $1BN. As a 2nd time founder after the successful exit of his first proptech company Dootlop to Zillow, Austin shares with us the lessons learnt throughout his entrepreneurial journey - such as what it takes to be a founder, which resources to optimize for, and how to think about industry pain points and TAM - and more broadly, his views on the housing crisis in the US.

Show Notes

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To learn more:
Pacaso - The modern way to buy and own a second home
Austin Allison on social: Twitter & Instagram

Also featured:
Culdesac - The first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the US
Supportive Housing Network of NY - Collective effort to end homelessness among the most vulnerable New Yorkers

Creators & Guests

Host

Edward Cohen

Host & Executive Producer at Tangent

Host

Shami Waissmann

Real Estate Investor

Guest

Austin Allison

Co-founder & CEO at Pacaso

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