First interview: Charlie Lamdin, BestAgent Founder on his vision, motivation and story so far Feb 21

This was the first time that BestAgent Founder, Charlie Lamdin, publicly described his story, his motivation and his homelessness-ending vision for BestAgent.

In this wide-ranging conversation he covers the following topics:

1. How he came to understand what estate agents do better than anyone
2. Meeting with then-CEO of OnTheMarket, Ian Springett in 2015
3. Deathbed questions and attitude towards failure
4. Build world class tech
5. Handing small agents the power of corporate tech for nothing
6. Ending rough sleeping as a business objective
7. The overlooked importance of estate agents
8. Washing cars for a living
9. The mistake of thinking agents are unnecessary
10. Being fired from his own company by partners
11. Being rolled-over by receivers
12. Divesting investors, shareholders and partners
13. Lucky finds with software developers
14. Building colossal tech – an expedition into the unknown
15. Agents pointlessly paying for data feeds
16. The BestAgent referral commision 100% profit giveaway

A mover’s choice of agent makes dreams come true or shatters them. That’s why estate agency matters.