Episode 1318

Zillow falls after iBuying collapse, Biden Admin's stablecoin report + LeadIQ's Mei Siauw | E1318

Nov 3, 20211:24:49Watch on YouTube

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Show Notes:

0:00 Jason tees up today’s topics

2:25 Founder University announcement!

4:33 Zillow’s stock drops 11% after pausing their iBuying business and trying to sell 7000 homes for $2.8B

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11:27 Will Zillow’s iBuying attempt wind up being a great learning experience?

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23:35 Biden Administration released a report on stablecoins

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35:50 Is the stablecoin report good for crypto?

43:27 Interview - Jason intro’s LeadIQ CEO Mei Siauw

49:10 The highs and lows of running a SaaS business

45:58 Getting to product-market fit

50:43 How LeadIQ manages churn through customer segmentation

55:37 The utility of an account management team

59:09 Fundraising for the company

1:08:00 How a founder's role evolves

1:11:00 Managing a global team

Check out LeadIQ: https://www.leadiq.com

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