Property management platform for LatAm real estate
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Quick Facts
- Role
- Co-founder
- Period
- 2023
- Team
- Federico Ken Kawashima, JP, Rodrigo, Daniel
- Status
- Pivoted to Casalist in 2023
Key Metrics
- Residential Units
- 1,000+ active units
- Pipeline
- 3,300+ units
- Investment
- $70k initial investment
The Journey
Pupa was our first venture, born from our shared experience in real estate and property management.
We spent 8 months building the product without an MVP, investing $70k from our savings.
By June 2023, we had 1,000 residential units and 3,300 more in the pipeline.
However, we discovered our solution was more of a 'vitamin' than a 'painkiller' - nice to have but not essential.
Key Learnings
- 💡Talk to customers before building anything.
- 💡Don't spend time and resources building a product without first building an MVP.
- 💡Each market has its own nuances. Success in one market doesn't guarantee success in another.