Episode 38: Alex Lieberman chats with Ankur Jain, (@ankurjain) Founder and CEO of Bilt Rewards, a loyalty program that helps you earn points on rent. They discuss Ankur’s early upbringing, catching the entrepreneurial bug, and how he applied the airline loyalty program to the rental market. Startup AMA: As a non-technical founder of a software company, how do I remove my blind spots and hire the right technical people?
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(01:00): Intro
(02:46): Ankur’s early upbringing
(09:30): Finding the entrepreneurial spirit
(15:32): The problem Bilt is solving
(30:31): Bilt’s business model
(35:33): The biggest hurdle to overcome
(48:29): Managing time as CEO
