wilbo

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   by wilbo 8y ago

   We're staying focused on maintenance right now because maintenance is usually the biggest single headache for landlords and property managers. There are so many problems to solve with generalized property management that we feel it&#x2
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   by wilbo 8y ago

   We've built our operation to be largely geographically agnostic. Our customer base follows population density. Today we operate out of 41 states and have a decent Chicago portfolio. Warm introductions are always greatly appreciated :)
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   by wilbo 8y ago

   I don't want to get too specific. We're a seed stage company and we're on track for profitability in a few months with plenty of gas left in the tank.
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   by wilbo 8y ago

   We do not take over property management duties at all outside of maintenance (i.e. No rent collection, no filling of units, evictions, advertising, etc) As far as vetting contractors, we ensure they have appropriate licensing, bonding and i
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   Launch HN: Latchel (YC W19) – Rental Property Maintenance as a Service

   76 points by wilbo 8y ago|69 comments
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   by wilbo 8y ago

   I once was shadowing a deliver driver in a suburban neighborhood. We were both in high viz and I stayed in the car for this delivery. The guy rang the bell and no one answered so he followed standard process and looked for a secure location
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   by wilbo 8y ago

   I’m a big fan of “just in time” learning. When I’m facing a specific challenge I look for books and articles that will educate me more about potential solutions (eg your accounting book example). However, for many founders, myself included,
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   Jeremy the snail still lonely after suitors only have eyestalks for each other(cbc.ca)

   1 points by wilbo 9y ago|0 comments
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   by wilbo 10y ago

   Latchel | Senior Web Developer | Seattle, WA (South Lake Union) | Full-time, Onsite, Relocation, http://latchel.com/ Latchel tracks and coordinates maintenance for property management companies. We use their existing vendor
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    Latchel | Senior Web Developer | Seattle, WA (South Lake Union) | Full-time, Onsite, Relocation, http://latchel.com/ Latchel tracks and coordinates maintenance for property management companies. We use their existing vendor
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    Sounds to me like you should use these next three months tackling your "lose motivation" problem! If you are able to learn how to motivate yourself (and also do the hard work of being self-critical, smashing through mental barrier
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    In case anybody has stumbled on this short thread while experiencing similar issues: I've had pretty good success with LinkedIn connection requests. I think it helps that I'm crafting the invite to be personal and that I'm a
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    Thanks! I just posted to Women Who Code's job board. The listing will only allow you to put your company name, the title, technologies, 141 characters of job description, and yes/no on lots of different benefits. I'm hoping t
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    I completely agree it's extra hard if you have no women onboard already--that's why I'm trying to source female engineers now, while the team has only one full-time engineer. The Etsy example of turning around a non-diverse c
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    I have. cold emailing, voice mails, and texts (not all at once) haven't been very effective. It's lead to one in-person conversation so far. I'm also working through my network for direct introductions (those work well). Thos
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    Ask HN: Success stories sourcing experienced female engineers?

    7 points by wilbo 10y ago|7 comments
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    Latchel | Seattle, WA (South Lake Union) |Engineering / web developer roles | Full-time | Onsite | http://latchel.com/ Latchel tracks and coordinates maintenance for property management companies. We use their existing
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    For me, as a CEO, hire/fire fast is definitely more costly than a well-designed interview "gauntlet" Before starting my own company I was a bar raiser at Amazon. Interviews were not supposed to last weeks (though many did and
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    by wilbo 10y ago

    There was a great Radiolab episode [1] on this very technology about how this has saved the day multiple times in the civilian world. They also cover the questions you bring up. The radio hosts couldn't come up with a good answer on ho
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    by wilbo 12y ago

    Just an anecdote, I sold my car after moving to Seattle because public transit + bike, Uber, Lyft, and Flywheel (yes, normal taxi) + Car2Go + car rentals, was cheaper than owning (including opportunity cost), storing, and paying insurance o
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    by wilbo 12y ago

    They do as of today!