Mission
and Infinite Mindset
and Infinite Mindset
Marketing
and Operations
and Operations
Revenue
and Acquisitions
and Acquisitions
Legal
and Finance
and Finance
Engineering
and Product
and Product
Tools and Systems
200
What is the name of 1 of Austin's favorite books?
200
Our in-market owner support consists of these two roles
Home Managers and
Home Maintenance Managers
200
What is the name of the first Pacaso sold and when was it sold?
Poolhouse, May 2020
200
What does TAM stand for?
Total Addressable Market
200
Name 1 System the engineering team uses.
- Salesforce/Iterable
- Guesty
- Lynx
- Zego
- AvidXchange
- RentManager
200
This is the name of the section of the Pacaso Home Page on Notion where you can find TONS of useful information to help you in your first few months as a new hire!
the New Hire Hub!
400
Recite the Pacaso Mission
Pacaso exists to enrich lives by making second home ownership possible, and enjoyable for more people.
400
What does “Alex” “Bobbi” and “Oscar” stand for?
Alex = Agent
Bobbi = Buyer
Oscar = Owner
400
What is the first thing the Acquisitions/Revenue team needs to find when expanding into a new market?
Product Market Fit
400
What percentage of Pacaso shares sell pre-close of escrow, and how long does it take, on average, for a Pacaso to completely sell out?
25% of shares sell pre-close of escrow, and most Pacasos sell out within 90 days
400
What are the three main types of platforms, or connection points, the Product and Engineering teams work on that allow Dreamers, Bobbies and Oscars to interact with Pacaso?
Web, Native, and Internal Systems
400
This is the name of the guessing game on Pingboard that helps you to remember names and faces!
Who's Who!
600
What is the "binary choice" Austin mentions in his Infinite Mindset presentation?
If you're not embracing an infinite mindset, you're embracing a finite mindset.
600
Launching officially in January 2022, this is what Jaime referred to as the "big shift" in the way we approach property management at Pacaso.
Bringing Property Management "in-house".
The largest example of this is in the creation of the "Maintenance Manager" role.
600
What is a Pacaso “Preview”?
It is a home that Pacaso may not own yet but one that we think people may have interest in so we preview it on our website
600
Since our launch in Oct of 2020, what has been Pacaso's average YoY growth percentage?
403%
600
This is our tech-enabled solution to the question "how does Pacaso ensure all of the Oscars will have equitable access to the house they share".
Smart Stay
600
This is the Channel on Slack where you can ask Austin things about the business ahead of our All Crew meetings.
#austintalk
800
In his Infinite Mindset presentation, Austin mentions this author as "one of his favorites", and quotes this phrase from his book "Principles" as being a large influence behind Pacaso's hiring philosophy:
Ray Dalio
800
What is the “history and/or timeline” of Pacaso? What was the pre-launch name and Beta name?
Prelaunch was Barkada (feb 2020 - may 2020)
Beta was Niner Homes (May 2020 - Oct 2020)
800
Why do Pacaso’s sell so quickly in some markets?
Because there is a high barrier to entry in that locations housing market
800
As Nina mentioned in her presentation, what percentage of Pacaso owners are first time second home buyers, and what percentage are LGBTQ+ and/or people of color?
First time 2nd home owners: 87%
LGBTQ+ and/or POC: 25%
800
Using data science, we are able to give each area of a new market THIS, which helps us to know where it would be best to buy our future Pacasos!
Neighborhood Score
800
What is the software we use for expense reports, AND the minimum purchase amount that requires a receipt?
Concur
$25
1000
What are our three US priorities for 2022?
Curate Supply, Compound Demand, Delight Oscar
1000
How did we decide on the company name Pacaso and what was it inspired by?
inspired by the artist Picasso, specifically his art work that you take pieces and combine them together to make a whole
1000
Located in Malibu, CA and priced at just over $4,000/sq ft, this Pacaso is the most we've ever paid per square foot. Despite that, it sold "exceptionally fast", proving correct the Joe Mahler saying "The right homes sell themselves".
Sea Scape
1000
What are the 3 primary ways Pacaso makes money?
- 12% mark up fee on each share price
- Monthly management fee
- 1% loan origination fee from Oscars that finance
1000
In Doug's presentation, he compares the Product team to a specific member of the 90s Chicago Bulls. Who and why?
Dennis Rodman, because he was hustling the hardest on the court to get the win, or in Pacaso's case, the sale.
1000
Our Slack Channel #coffee-crew is a channel meant for remote connection opportunities. In there, you can join the conversation with random "watercooler topics" (often hilarious!), and participate in coffee chats, where you are paired up with random people across the Crew. Coffee chats are a great way to get to know your fellow Crew members, especially when you're just starting out your journey with us! If each member of your team has completed at least one coffee chat with someone at Pacaso, you get these points!
