EP4: Brian Ma, founder Divvy ($2b), on his early startups, building and scaling Divvy into a real estate unicorn, and investing in Southeast Asia

Paradigm Shift
03/09/2021 46 min Temporada 1 Episodio 4
EP4: Brian Ma, founder Divvy ($2b), on his early startups, building and scaling Divvy into a real estate unicorn, and investing in Southeast Asia

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Conversation with Brian Ma - who interned at Zillow when it was 15 people, joined as employee #32, and went on to become a prolific serial entrepreneur. We talk about his entrepreneurial journey founding Decide.com, Weave, Divvy Homes ($2b unicorn), and most recently, a SE Asia focused Seed fund and accelerator. Some highlights from the conversation include how he skipped high school, why he joined Zillow, his first few companies, going on a "vision quest", his approach to exploring new ideas, the early days at Divvy Homes, and his recent fund and why he is excited about investing in South East Asia.Episode Highlights:Brian's life mission and how it led him into startupsSkipping high school and doing early-entry and Univ of WashingtonInterning at Zillow when it was 15 people and being an early employeeFirst company: Decide.comMoving to Silicon Valley, starting Weave, and YC experienceGoing on a vision questApproach to exploring new ideasWorking with Max Levchin to incubate Divvy HomesEarly days and finding PMF at Divvy Homes (now $2b unicorn)Why he started Iterative.VC and is excited to invest in SE AsiaLinks:Follow Brian on Twitter at @zealoustiger about Divvy Homes and how rent-to-own worksIf you're a startup in South East Asia, apply to the next cohort of Iterative.VCHit subscribe to keep up with new episodes!Follow Ashish and Zane on Twitter for summariesClick here to give feedback — it only takes a minute.

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