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Assertion Supported
Srini: ZeroDown qualifies buyers in minutes and delivers keys in seven days
“A pretty fast, like, three to five minute, like, qualification flow. You just connect your bank accounts using Plaid. Like, we look at an asset report. We look at your income. And we say, like, Craig, you can go and buy a 1.4 million dollar house. Like, and he…”
Laks Srini Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 12:04 Laks Srini on Making Homeownership in Reach with ZeroDown · Y Combinator
Assertion Supported
Srini: Zenefits bypassed US immigration by locating global engineers in Vancouver
“So one of the ways we grew really quickly at Zenefits in terms of hiring was we were able to tap talent all over the world. It was just easier to bring them To Vancouver in terms of immigration than like the US.”
Laks Srini Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 18:53 Laks Srini on Making Homeownership in Reach with ZeroDown · Y Combinator
Assertion Supported
Srini: Bay Area households making over $200,000 still cannot afford homes
“There are people in the Bay Area today making more than 200,000 dollars household income, but they can't even think about buying a house.”
Laks Srini Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 33:57 Laks Srini on Making Homeownership in Reach with ZeroDown · Y Combinator
Assertion Partly supported
Srini: A 4% mortgage pays off only ~8% principal in 5 years
“Even with a 20% down, a four percent interest mortgage, you would have paid off only close to eight percent of principal in five years.”
Laks Srini Dec 11, 2019 ▶ 5:40 Laks Srini on Making Homeownership in Reach with ZeroDown · Y Combinator
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