Whose Your Landlord is a mobile platform that’s empowering and informing the rental community. For renters, WYL provides landlord reviews and housing literacy content. For home providers, WYL provides a subscription SaaS software that aggregates reviews from all over the web, allowing them to chart their improvement in service quality in real time and more directly assess the reputation of buildings in their portfolio. See the pitch that won them $500,000 in investment from 43North!
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From Funding to Founder Support: How 43North Helped Guidesly Thrive
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