Nick Liuzza is the Founder and CEO of Beeline that is making getting access to mortgages easier by digitizing the process.
Nick started Beeline just a day after selling his previous company, Linear Title, for a $100 million.
In our conversation Nick tells us why and how he started Beeline. He demystifies the fuss around 7% mortgage rates, and offers his insights on the trajectory of interest rates and housing prices for the year ahead.
Show notes:
(0:00) Intro
(1:17) Entrepreneurship bug
(1:51) Why and how he started Beeline
(3:41) How Beeline is differentiated
(5:08) Approval process for mortgages
(6:11) Process of getting an online mortgage
(8:50) Building the tech for Beeline
(10:53) Time to build Beeline
(11:46) View on interest rates and housing market
(13:33) Providing low interest rates
(14:12) Diversifying into other loans
(16:03) An online mortage world
(17:04) Beeline's current operations
(18:09) Beeline 3 years from now
(19:42) Beeline's business model
(20:20) Profile of mortgages
(20:46) Starting a company after selling one for $100 million
(22:25) What he did after selling company for $100 million
(23:18) What he splurged on
(23:34) Picking industries that he does not have experience in
(26:20) Writing a book?
(27:57) Role of a CEO
(30:55) What business would you start right now
(31:50) Skills young people should learn
(33:14) What are you motivated by
(34:10) Biggest influences
(35:49) Legacy in personal and business life
(37:22) Rapid-fire questions
Nick Luizza links:
LinkedIn
Beeline Website
My links:
Instagram
LinkedIn
Twitter
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