How to Save the Barier a Man

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Backad: I think ih'd made up my mind that if i were to do another company, it was going to be with u jit in hurry. That was the most important thing for me. Backad: So many people with really good jobs and healthy finances are just stuck in this loop of trying to save up enough for a down payment. The cost of living is high. That's why people leave the ban ah, yes. Ah, so we want to save the barier a man. All right, as always, you can find the transcript and the video at blog dot y commodator dot com.

Laks Srini is the cofounder and CTO of ZeroDown. Before that he was the cofounder and CTO of Zenefits.

You can find him on Twitter at @laks_srini.

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Topics

00:00 - Intro

00:30 - What is ZeroDown?

1:50 - How did they test the idea?

3:50 - What did they learn from companies that failed in the space?

8:00 - Breaking down the product

11:25 - ZeroDown's customers

13:35 - Expanding to other markets

15:50 - What if a downturn happens?

17:10 - ZeroDown's hiring strategy

20:10 - What are their hardest technical challenges?

22:05 - ZeroDown's breadth and product strategy

26:40 - Customer interviews

28:35 - Should everyone own a house?

29:50 - Home ownership in the future

32:45 - Build something you really want to see in the world

34:40 - Working with his cofounders was the most important consideration