Ep 10 - STR Secrets - Scaling to 200 Units & Launching a Guest Screening Software with Anton Zilberberg

GUEST BIO Anton Zilberberg - Started his professional hosting career when he was traveling around the world and renting his apartment on airbnb. He brings a tech background so he started building tools to optimize his listings which turned into a property management with over 200 properties at its peak. Realizing the need for trust and safety within his space, he’s now helping the largest companies in the world, to protect their assets, validate their guests and reduce fraud through a company that he founded called Autohost. HIGHLIGHTS OF THE EPISODE 02:50  Anton’s backstory. 06:12  How he launched his management company. 09:11  The most common thing Anton hears about right now. 12:50  A great analogy from Anton. 14:49  What a referral infrastructure looks like. 19:40  Talks about Anton’s company revenue stream. 21:38  How Anton’s business evolved. 23:30  Unmeasured and measured experiments. 25:49  Advantages of having good insights for a business. 27:29  Anton’s inspiration to start his company Autohost. 32:48  Who is using Anton’s company Autohost during these times (Covid crisis) 35:56  What a fraud and credit card scheme looks like. 38:50  Hotels have no security process. 42:50  How you can connect with Anton and Autohost.ai. 43:51  “General screening questions” if a booking is legit. 46:16  Anton’s top secret to building a successful short term rental business. 47:37  Talks about compensation. CONNECTING WITH THE GUEST Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zilberberg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonzilberberg/ Website: https://www.autohost.ai/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices