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April 02, 2007
CEO At DC-based Rental Search Startup Hotpads
Hotpads is looking for a CEO (its first) who would need to relocate to Washington DC. The company has raised angel funding. The Investment Group of Santa Barbara invested $300K in seed funding in real estate search/map mashup Hotpads. The founders plan to raise $800K more from angel investors.
Hotpads says it will make most of its money by highlighting listings from paying apartments. It also generates revenue from Adsense.
DC-based Hotpads was founded by 3 recent Notre Dame grads
Contact:
Douglas Pope, Director of Operations, HotPads, Inc., 202-232-1581
Reply to: dpope@hotpads.com
HotPads.com, a 2 year old venture capital backed company, is looking for an experienced executive to lead the company's next phase of growth to become a leading real estate consumer destination. We are looking for an experienced professional that has the vision, network, and skill set to work with a dynamic young team to build a successful company.
HotPads is a map-based housing search engine, enabling users to advertise and search for rental housing using proprietary map-based search. We are building a brand and technology platform that is positioned to become "The Place to Find Your Place." HotPads is based in the vibrant Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Below is a list of characteristics of the ideal CEO we see for HotPads:
Must Haves:
-Leadership experience in an internet media company.
-One or more of the following three attributes:
1)Practical marketing experience including press strategy/outreach, search engine marketing, and viral marketing.
2)Practical experience building a business including formulating and implementing revenue models, a strategic plan, and financial oversight (spending, conserving, and raising).
3)Experience working with software teams, and ability to predict (or at least understand) development complexity and time requirements.
-Startup experience, knowing both the strengths and limitations of an early-stage company
-The strategic vision to coordinate technology development with marketing/pr and sales efforts
-Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability and desire to work with a young and energetic staff.
-Strong communication skills, being able to communicate the strategic plan to staff and investors and serve as a spokesperson for the company.
-Strong network of individuals at Internet, Media, and/or Real Estate companies.
-General knowledge of both first generation internet companies and Web 2.0 companies/applications.
Should have (or willing to acquire):
-Strong understanding of the real estate search and advertising landscape.
Former Job Titles or the Equivalent:
VP of Business Development/Operations/Sales/Marketing at:
eBay/PayPal, New York Times Digital, Disney, AOL, Google/YouTube, IAC, Expedia, Facebook, News Corp/MySpace, Viacom, NBC, Yahoo!, Friendster, Technorati, Meebo, Flickr, Zagat, Amazon, Salesforce.com etc...
More information about HotPads can be found online or by contacting us directly. If you are interested in being considered for this position please contact Douglas Pope, co-founder, at dpope@hotpads.com. We look forward to talking with you.
Posted by BT at April 2, 2007 08:36 PM
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