{"id":1224,"date":"2013-11-18T16:09:08","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T20:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.renthop.com\/news\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2023-07-22T11:40:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T15:40:17","slug":"our-ceo-in-venture-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/blog\/our-ceo-in-venture-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Our CEO in VentureBeat!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our CEO, Lee Lin, wrote a guest post on VentureBeat about his experiences presenting a case study on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/\">RentHop<\/a> to a group of 90 Harvard MBA students. The class discussed the first two years of RentHop&#8217;s history and evaluated the revenue generation in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renthop.com\/apartments-for-rent\/new-york-ny\">New York City<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2013\/10\/31\/what-it-feels-like-to-have-your-startup-torn-apart-by-90-harvard-mbas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s a link to the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Some of Lee&#8217;s Key Insights<\/h2>\n<p>Below are some of Lee&#8217;s insights that he shared on VentureBeat. The article also covers additional observations.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1) \u00a0Hearing something you already know, articulated from a different vantage point, can be just as valuable as hearing it for the first time. There is a benefit to concisely formalizing concepts that you already know. You\u2019ll have an easier time processing the topic in your head and communicating your thoughts to others.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2) \u00a0Instead of worrying about big competitors, startups should be afraid of (a) defeating themselves through bad execution and (b) disruptive startups that haven\u2019t yet entered the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3) \u00a0Startups that address relatively small and homogeneous target groups may monetize more successfully by charging people who are clearly gaining measurable value from the service than by using ad networks and affiliate programs.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">4) \u00a0The \u201cYelp for X\u201d business model is popular, but it\u2019s hard to create a comprehensive review service when \u201cX\u201d is not food or travel. \u00a0Very few people will happily praise their landlords for collecting rent on time each month and promptly calling the exterminator.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Curious about the experience? Read the article on VentureBeat to learn about the class style and how Lin participated in the final moments. Furthermore, the course offers a chance for new founders to receive honest feedback about their startups.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: We updated this article to enhance readability.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our CEO, Lee Lin, wrote a guest post on VentureBeat about his experiences presenting a case study on RentHop to a group of 90 Harvard MBA students. The class discussed the first two years of RentHop&#8217;s history and evaluated the revenue generation in New York City.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a link to the post. 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