Listen "Lev with Yaakov Zar"
Episode Synopsis
Yaakov Zar is the founder & CEO of Lev, a workflow and data platform for commercial real estate that’s raised over $200M since it’s funding just 3 years ago. Before that he co-founded home services company Dispatch, which was acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity in 2018.
In this episode, Yaakov walks us through the ups and downs - and then downs and ups - of the Lev story. From raising a $70M Series C to laying off half the team just a few months later, he shares in detail the decisions and factors that shaped Lev’s trajectory.
This is one you won’t want to miss!
In this episode, Yaakov walks us through the ups and downs - and then downs and ups - of the Lev story. From raising a $70M Series C to laying off half the team just a few months later, he shares in detail the decisions and factors that shaped Lev’s trajectory.
This is one you won’t want to miss!
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