Alexander Weiss is the founder of flatsforfriendz, a platform that makes apartment hunting more personal again. What started as a spontaneous Instagram idea born out of his own frustration with finding a shared flat has become an app that lets people find each other through their network instead of through anonymous listings.
In this episode of the Startup Contacts podcast, Alexander explains how an Instagram channel turned into a real startup and why it directly challenges platforms like WG-Gesucht.
What it’s about
- how flatsforfriendz builds more trust in apartment hunting through real names, photos, and SMS verification
- why he deliberately chose family & friends investors over fast VC money
- why, after a job with extreme growth pressure, he wanted to forge his own path
- why personal networks bring more to apartment hunting than large anonymous portals
- what he advises young founders who want to start from a simple idea
Watch the episode on YouTube (43 min.)
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