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Differentiating BuildZoom

With a general concept and set of foundational tenants in hand, we began socializing BuildZoom with a small group of people we trusted.  Key voices included several close personal friends and colleagues including Ryan Petersen from ImportGenius.com, Sean Shadmand and Daniel Odio from Socialize, Yaniv Masjedi from Nextiva, Alex Dulac from Alvin Valley and Trevor Cornwell from Appbackr.  Our [...]

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Conceptualizing BuildZoom

Sometime around the beginning of 2008, I became a first-time homeowner and exposed to the wonders that come along with owning your own property – leaky faucets, overgrown lawns, malfunctioning appliances, mold, etc.  Within a few months, I was feeling like homeownership was a second job, which is not something I really wanted.  To make [...]

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A new venture

Well, not really South Beach (nor the Miami Heat) and I really have nothing in common with Cleveland’s most hated, but after over four amazing years at Vocus, I’m going to be transitioning into more of a consultative role with the company to free up time to focus on a new venture.

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Jiyan is co-founder and CEO of BuildZoom.com. Any opinions or insights represented here are likely those of BuildZoom as well unless they are perceived negatively, in which case they are the sole domain of someone not affiliated with Jiyan nor BuildZoom.