Laks Srini is the cofounder and CTO of ZeroDown. Before that he was the cofounder and CTO of Zenefits.

You can find him on Twitter at @laks_srini.

Topics

00:10 – What is ZeroDown?

1:30 – How did they test the idea?

3:30 – What did they learn from companies that failed in the space?

7:40 – Breaking down the product

11:05 – ZeroDown’s customers

13:15 – Expanding to other markets

15:30 – What if a downturn happens?

16:50 – ZeroDown’s hiring strategy

19:50 – What are their hardest technical challenges?

21:45 – ZeroDown’s breadth and product strategy

26:20 – Customer interviews

28:15 – Should everyone own a house?

29:30 – Home ownership in the future

32:25 – Build something you really want to see in the world

34:20 – Working with his cofounders was the most important consideration

Transcript

A transcript is on the way.

Via Y Combinator.