Bill Smith is the founder and CEO of Landing which develops a membership-based network of fully-finished urban apartment homes. The company has raised over $145 million from top-tier investors which include Greycroft, Foundry Group, Maveron, and Abstract Ventures. Prior to this Bill Smith founded Shipt which he sold to Target for $500 million.

In this episode, you will learn:

Choosing your investors wisely
Raising money when you don’t really need it
The future of living
The advantage of naivety
Bill’s top advice for other entrepreneurs
The struggle of working with big companies as an entrepreneur

Alejandro Cremades · EP 307 Bill Smith On Selling His Business To Target For $500 Million
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About Bill Smith:
Bill Smith is the founder and CEO of Landing, the industry’s first membership-based leasing model for long-term living. The company provides members with access to a network of fully-finished and unfurnished apartments with flexible leases to accommodate the needs of today’s modern renter.

Founded in June of 2019, Bill created Landing to resolve the pain points of traditional renting that he experienced first hand when he moved to San Francisco in 2016. Faced with stubborn leases, high moving costs and a largely offline experience, Bill set out to create a more seamless renting experience and change the way people live with Landing.

A lifelong entrepreneur, before Landing, Bill was the founder and CEO of Shipt, the online grocery delivery marketplace, which he sold to Target for $550M in December of 2017.
Connect with Bill Smith:

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