Re:RentHop (YC S09) Video Pitch on Reuters
by stanleydrew on Friday October 02, 2009 @08:19PM
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I think I heard him say they are transitioning into lead-gen for brokers? Isn't that kind of anathema to the no-fee idea? I suppose you could try to do lead-gen only for so-called "no-fee brokers," but that seems hard to enforce. This seems like a complete shift away from their original philosophy.
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Re:RentHop (YC S09) Video Pitch on Reuters
by nobody_nowhere on Friday October 02, 2009 @11:46PM
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I heard him say he's adding this, not transitioning to it. Why not do both? Then you've still got revenue coming in from landlords listing direct, and people who want to search for-fee listings can see those as well. As long as they're transparent and respectful about it, there's no downside.
Re:RentHop (YC S09) Video Pitch on Reuters
by hussong on Saturday October 03, 2009 @06:03AM
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Lead-gen makes a lot of sense as a secondary revenue stream. If you can't make the transaction, you can still sell a qualified lead. Once you hit big volume, this becomes a significant source of income.