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In this episode, Andrew Lee Miller interviews Taylor Peake about how Occupi is modernizing rent payments across America.

Is rent collection still stuck in the past? In Episode 51 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Taylor Peake, founder and CEO of Occupi, to discuss how her company is modernizing rent payments for property managers and residents nationwide. After raising $3.2 million in funding, Taylor shares lessons on fundraising, product-market fit, scaling lean teams, and building technology for an underserved market. What You'll Learn: ● Product-Market Fit: How Occupi discovered a major gap in the rental housing market and built a solution customers love. ● Fundraising Lessons: Taylor's experience raising $3.2M as a female founder and finding the right investors. ● Rent Payments Reimagined: Why giving residents more payment options improves both customer experience and operational efficiency. ● Marketing for Startups: Andrew's playbook for balancing conferences, outbound outreach, SEO, GEO, and AI-powered marketing. ● Scaling Lean: How Occupi achieved strong growth with a small team and a relentless focus on solving customer problems. Featured Guest: Taylor Peake Taylor is the founder and CEO of Occupi, a rent payment platform helping property managers simplify collections…

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Lee Miller

Guest: Taylor Peake

Topics covered

• rent payments
• fundraising
• product-market fit
• scaling startups
• customer experience
• marketing strategies

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Occupi

Places: America

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