Ofo Ezeugwu is the CEO & Chieftain of WhoseYourLandlord. He graduated from Temple University (shout out to N. Philly!), where he was the VP of the student body and also the university's youngest alumni convocation speaker in the school’s history. He's a Techstars' ...
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Ofo Ezeugwu is the CEO & Chieftain of WhoseYourLandlord. He graduated from Temple University (shout out to N. Philly!), where he was the VP of the student body and also the university's youngest alumni convocation speaker in the school’s history. He's a Techstars' Risingstar, one of BET's #30Under30, a Black Enterprise: Modern Man, and his work has been featured in Newsweek, TechCrunch, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Philadelphia Inquirer MSNBC, and more. Ofo is based in NYC/PHL and is also a professional actor and model who's walked in NYFW, been featured on the Today Show six times, and worked with Nike, ESPN, and Alfani. Ofo is also very actively plugged into the community and speaks with local high schools and middle schools on leadership, college planning, entrepreneurship, and life skills. He's a Big in the Big Brothers Big Sisters entrepreneurial program. And, he's also spoken on tech - entrepreneurship - and leadership at prestigious universities and institutions such as The White House, Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Penn, Temple, Villanova, etc. He lives by the motto, "No steps backward; just forward progress."
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Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Hi Michele, appreciate you asking. We have the description across the bottom of our platform and posted here: https://www.whoseyourlandlord.com/about
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Awesome! Glad to hear it.
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Hi James, we do not currently but are raising a round, should you be interested in more info surrounding that.
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Hi Carol - currently, there isn't anyone approaching this the way we are. We are fixated on providing useful data to give access to information and to create good decision making practices, as a result. We also have a strong brand that resonates with today's renter. Re: companies that undoubtedly are in this space that we're being mindful of and watching: Craigslist, StreetEasy, Radpad, and VeryApt. All either have a contemporary feel or are, at the very least, are looking to a similar young demographic.
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Ok, no problem. Sounds good and looking forward!
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Will do! I'll drop them a note, on here. I'd also be open to any direct intros, if folks on here are connected with them, too.
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
I can provide more info to you, too. Best email to reach you?
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Thank you! We generate rev in 3 ways: sponsorships (Allstate, Roadway Moving, DOZE beds, etc.), sponsored listings, and by renters verifying their information via our partnership with TransUnion. Exit strategy - opportunity to exit to Yelp, Google, RentPath, Costar Group, etc. This is something with legs, so we could see this growing into a strong, international company that may do business with these folks mentioned through partnerships and acquisitions of our own, too.
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Absolutely, that's the goal. Thank you!
Interview With New Realty Startup, WhoseYourLandlord
Yes, we've been growing. Our purpose is to build a community of quality, on both sides. We've been very clear in articulating that message and folks have and continue to respond.