UP038: Clever // lowering real estate transaction costs by connecting sellers to agents (feat. Erik Berg of Rev1 Ventures)

Summary: Interview begins: 08:30 Insight begins: 54:18 VC debrief begins: 1:04:14 Host debrief begins: 1:13:06 Ben Mizes is the founder and CEO of Clever Real Estate. Clever Real Estate is a nationwide referral service that helps you sell your home and save on commission. Clever's network of partner agents includes over 1,000 top local agents, who provide Clever home-sellers (and buyers) with full service to list and market their home -- and help with all of the paperwork and negotiations to get you through to closing -- but at a fraction of the usual cost: just a flat fee of $3,000 if your home sells for less than $350K, or 1% commission if your home sells for more than $350K. // Erik Berg is an Investment Fund Analyst for Rev1 Ventures. Erik helps to source and evaluate high-growth technology companies for potential investment. He regularly conducts due diligence on startups as part of Rev1’s investment process including financial analysis, reference checks, legal document review, and return modeling. Additionally, he helps coordinate the investment closing process by ensuring all key deliverables are executed on and properly documented. Follow Erik on Twitter: https://twitter.com/aBergsEyeView Check out Erik's blog: https://abergseyeview.com/ // Learn more about Clever: https://listwithclever.com/ Follow Ben's blog on Medium: https://medium.com/@benmizes Follow upside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/upsidefm