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Episode 51: How Taylor Peake and Occupi Are Transforming Rent Payments Across America

Episode 51: How Taylor Peake and Occupi Are Transforming Rent Payments Across America

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Is rent collection still stuck in the past? In Episode 51 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Taylor Peake, founder and CEO of Occupi, to discuss how her company is modernizing rent payments for property managers and residents nationwide. After raising $3.2 million in funding, Taylor shares lessons on fundraising, product-market fit, scaling lean teams, and building technology for an underserved market. What You'll Learn: ● Product-Market Fit: How Occupi discovered a major gap in the rental housing market and built a solution customers love. ● Fundraising Lessons: Taylor's experience raising $3.2M as a female founder and finding the right investors. ● Rent Payments Reimagined: Why giving residents more payment options improves both customer experience and operational efficiency. ● Marketing for Startups: Andrew's playbook for balancing conferences, outbound outreach, SEO, GEO, and AI-powered marketing. ● Scaling Lean: How Occupi achieved strong growth with a small team and a relentless focus on solving customer problems. Featured Guest: Taylor Peake Taylor is the founder and CEO of Occupi, a rent payment platform helping property managers simplify collections while giving residents more flexibility in how they pay. Occupi serves operators across multifamily housing, manufactured housing communities, single-family rentals, and housing authorities nationwide. 🔗 Connect with Taylor: linkedin.com/in/taylorpeake 🌐 Website: paywithoccupi.com About the Show Funded, Now What?! is the world's leading podcast for startup founders and growth leaders. Hosted by fractional CMO Andrew Lee Miller, the show explores how venture-backed startups scale growth after raising capital. 📅 Book a Growth Audit: www.growthexpertz.com ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: youtube.com/@growthexpertz Connect With Andrew: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewstartups/ Want to work with us? Email: justin@growthexpertz.com Read "The Startup Growth Book": https://cutt.ly/Ftb3156K 00:00 Introduction to Occupi and Its Mission 04:00 Understanding the Technology Behind Occupi 07:05 The Fundraising Journey of a Female Founder 10:11 Navigating Growth Post-Funding 12:53 Marketing Strategies for Occupi 15:51 Optimizing Conference Attendance for Marketing 24:27 Conclusion and Future Directions 25:11 Maximizing Event ROI for Startups 26:35 The Power of SEO and GEO in Marketing 28:24 Shifting Focus: From Blogs to Newsletters 31:04 Understanding Listicles and Their Impact 33:53 Building a Comprehensive Marketing Playbook 38:40 Customer Lifetime Value and Marketing Strategies 43:49 Navigating Compliance in FinTech Marketing 46:52 POD OUTRO.mp4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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