Co-Founding Zillow, Building Company Culture at Scale & The Fastest Growing Unicor w/ Spencer Rascoff (FormerChairman of Pacaso)

In this episode, Shamus Madan converses with Spencer Rascoff about his journey with startups, crisis management lessons, and the inception of Zillow. They delve into Picasso's strategies for rapid market growth, the importance of founder product fit, and building a diverse team. They also discuss the future of PropTech, including innovations and the role of blockchain.

Welcome to another episode of the MBIT Podcast, I am your host, Shamus Madan. Today we have a very special guest Spencer Rascoff who is the Former CEO of Zillow, GP of Sunny & 75 Ventures, Chairman & Co-Founder of Pacaso, Former Board Member of Trip Advisor, and many more. Spencer has one of the most extensive careers for any guest on the podcast and today will be sharing his story from founding HotWire.com during the DotCom bubble to Co-Founding Zillow.

Special thanks to Garrett Rothstein, the Co-Founder of Queue & Jeanne Brennan for making this possible!

Twitter of Host: @mbitpodcast

Twitter of Guest: @spencerrascoff

(0:00) Introduction of guest, Spencer Raskoff, and Sponsor: Garrett of q (0:32) Spencer Rascoff's journey with startups and lessons from crisis management (2:52) The inception and evolution of Zillow: Addressing a market problem with innovation and culture (6:09) Introduction to Picasso: Strategies and challenges for rapid market growth (10:49) The role of industry experience in startup success and expansion (14:24) The importance of founder product fit and building a diverse team (15:58) Evolution and future of PropTech: Innovations, democratization, and blockchain (18:35) Conclusion and closing remarks