JLDC 0127 – Interview with Andrew McConnell, CEO of Rented.com

Andrew McConnell is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rented.com, the first online marketplace that helps real estate investors and second homeowners find, compare, and choose the best professional short-term rental managers.

Andrew holds degrees from Harvard College, Harvard Law School, and Cambridge University, and has worked with some of the world's largest public and private entities as a management consultant.

Topics discussed during this podcast episode include;

What inspired Andrew to start Rented.com
Major mistakes Rented.com made and learned from
How Rented.com takes advantage of other business opportunities
And much more!

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Websites referenced during the podcast:
Rented.com
Here's a timeline of the topics discussed during the podcast:
0:00 - Short bio and intro
1:15 - Andrew's upbringing, early influences and schooling
3:30 - Decided what to do after college
7:30 - How the idea for Rented.com came about
12:30 - How did you get the domain name, Rented.com?
15:15 - When did you start Vacation Futures (the forerunner to Rented.com)?
16:30 - What do you need to have in place to build and grow an online business like Rented.com?
21:45 - Expanding Rented.com's services
23:00 - Mistakes Andrew made along the way he really learned from
25:15 - Andrew's final thoughts
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