Shashank Redemption

By Shashank Shekhar

Welcome to "Shashank Redemption," where visionary CEOs and Founders of the proptech and fintech industries gather to share their tales of innovation, disruption, and redemption. Join Shashank Shekhar, an award-winning Founder & CEO, and best-selling author, as he delves deep into the journeys of these trailblazers, extracting invaluable insights and strategies that have catapulted their companies to the forefront of the industry. Keywords: proptech, fintech, Founders, innovation, disruption, artificial intelligence, entrepreneurship, real estate, financial technology, mortgage

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Ep#27 - Mastering Luxury Real Estate Marketing with Michael LaFido

Shashank RedemptionDec 13, 2023

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Ep#27 - Mastering Luxury Real Estate Marketing with Michael LaFido

In this episode, Shashank interviews Michael LaFido, Founder and CEO of LUXE. Michael shares his insights on why sometimes marketing matters even more than expertise. He talks about his journey into selling Luxury real estate and creating a special designation for the same.

Dec 13, 202332:40

Ep#26 - Making Boring Products Interesting and Maintaining a Work-Life Balance

On this episode, Shashank interviews Shagun Malhotra, founder of SkyStem. In this wide-ranging conversation, they talk about judging start-ups in South America, maintaining a work-life balance, and making a boring product interesting. Shagun also talks about her entrepreneurial journey and how her company's product helps automate 40% of reconciliations in 30 days.

Nov 30, 202330:46

Ep#25 - AI and the Future of Sales with Rabi Gupta

In this episode, Shashank interviews Rabi Gupta, Co-Founder and CEO of Evabot. They talk about the hyper-personalization of gifting and sales and how AI plays a role in transforming cold outreach into multithreaded, warm human connections. Rabi talks about his entrepreneurial journey and tells an exciting story about how he secured seed funding for his company.

Nov 15, 202329:54

Ep#24 - Unlocking the Power of Open Finance with Kirill Klokov

In this episode, Shashank interviews Kirill Klokov, Co-Founder & CEO at Truv. Kirill immigrated to the U.S. and attended Stanford Business School before successfully leading product organizations at several start-ups and eventually starting Truv. He talks about how they aim to take market share from established brands by putting data back in the hands of the consumers and providing VOE/I solutions to their partners at a much lower cost.

Oct 27, 202337:26

Ep #23 - Revolutionizing the Concept of Real Estate Brokerage with Josh Miller

In this episode, Shashank welcomes Josh Miller, the Co-founder and CEO of Epique Realty. Epique stands out as a pioneering AI-driven real estate firm with a core focus on the growth of its agents. It's the only woman and LGBTQ-owned national real estate company. Tune in to delve into Josh's design philosophy, his path to entrepreneurship, the inception of Epique, and his vision to revolutionize the concept of real estate brokerages.

Sep 08, 202336:05

Ep #22 - Hiring Elite Developers Part-Time and Future of Work with Praveen Ghanta

In this episode, Shashank interviews Praveen Ghanta, CEO & Co-Founder of Fraction. As a serial entrepreneur, Praveen delves into his experience and learnings from founding and exiting multiple companies. He talks about the benefits of hiring elite developers part-time and how Fraction enables that. We discuss the pros and cons of such an approach and where it might fit in the future of work. He also gives his best book recommendations.

Aug 18, 202340:11

Ep #21 - Why and How to Develop an Exit Strategy with Touraj Parang

In this episode, Shashank interviews veteran Silicon Valley dealmaker and President of Serve Robotics, Touraj Parang. Touraj draws from his own experience as a founder of a fast-growing and well-funded startup. Having advised multiple companies on $100M+ exits, he discusses the why and how of developing an exit strategy. Touraj also delves into his best-selling book - Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game.

Aug 11, 202344:55

Ep #20 - The Entrepreneurship Journey and the EarnUp Story with Nadim Homsany

In this episode, Shashank interviews Nadim Homsany, Co-Founder & CEO at EarnUp. Nadim talks about his journey from Engineering to Harvard Law, working for consulting and private equity industries, and eventually starting EarnUp. He delves into how his company fits into the financial wellness space, helps minorities keep their homes, and empowers them to build wealth faster.

Jun 16, 202332:45

Ep #19 - Re-imagining Home Maintenance with Dustin Marx, Founder, and CEO at Stellar

In this episode, Shashank is joined by Dustin Marx, Founder, and CEO at Stellar. Dustin talks about Stellar's journey and how they landed one of the ten largest REITs in the country as their first client. Stellar's story teaches us to find gaps in the current offerings and build a platform with a great product market fit.

Feb 10, 202325:12

Ep #18 - A masterclass in building and exiting a successful start-up

In this episode, Shashank is joined by Gregory Shepard, Co-founder BOSS Capital Partners. Greg is a 20-year startup veteran and serial entrepreneur with 14 liquidity events under his belt. He gives invaluable tips on building a successful start-up and correctly planning for the exit.

Nov 18, 202235:29

Ep #17 - The journey from Credit Invisible to Credit Visible with Kate Hao

In this episode, Shashank is joined by Kate Hao, Founder, and CEO of Happy Mango. She talks about making affordable financial services sustainable and profitable, by combining a forward-looking cash flow-based credit assessment with an end-to-end cloud-based online lending platform.