04 · first product hire · proptech
bringing a proptech mvp in-house
first product hire at a proptech startup giving office buildings a branded app — room bookings, concierge chat, events, building access, analytics, and tenant services.
Project facts
- b2b2c proptech
- first product hire
- 35+ people
- $1.8m raised
- 2022 acquisition
- inherited an mvp built by an agency in eastern europe, then set up the infrastructure and rebuilt the foundation so the team could iterate from tenant feedback.
- became the only engineer after the cto left, managed short-term contractors, worked closely with offshore support in lisbon, and kept the company shipping.
- partnered with the founder to launch a white-label variant that landed enterprise clients including blackstone, jp morgan, and cushman & wakefield.
- the company later raised $1.8m, grew to 35+ people, and was acquired in 2022.