Conversation with Brian Ma - who interned at Zillow when it was 15 people, joined as employee #32, and went on to become a prolific serial entrepreneur. We talk about his entrepreneurial journey founding Decide.com, Weave, Divvy Homes ($2b unicorn), and most recently, a SE Asia focused Seed fund and accelerator.
Some highlights from the conversation include how he skipped high school, why he joined Zillow, his first few companies, going on a "vision quest", his approach to exploring new ideas, the early days at Divvy Homes, and his recent fund and why he is excited about investing in South East Asia.
Episode Highlights:
Brian's life mission and how it led him into startups
Skipping high school and doing early-entry and Univ of Washington
Interning at Zillow when it was 15 people and being an early employee
First company: Decide.com
Moving to Silicon Valley, starting Weave, and YC experience
Going on a vision quest
Approach to exploring new ideas
Working with Max Levchin to incubate Divvy Homes
Early days and finding PMF at Divvy Homes (now $2b unicorn)
Why he started Iterative.VC and is excited to invest in SE Asia
Links:
Follow Brian on Twitter at @zealoustiger
Read more about Divvy Homes and how rent-to-own works
If you're a startup in South East Asia, apply to the next cohort of Iterative.VC
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