Like many entrepreneurs, the inspiration for Vitaliy Merkulov’s startup came from a need to solve a problem he had experienced. Vitaliy, a landlord, went through a very costly process of evicting a tenant. That problem motivated him to start asking around for better ways to predict bad tenants and not finding a solution, he launched Renter, what he has dubbed “Carfax for landlords.” Renterinc.com lets landlords search and review their tenants. It’s free and legal. It’s as easy as posting a review on Yelp. Vitaliy presented his startup at 1 Million Cups Sacramento on January 4 at HackerLab. Afterwards, we found a quiet room to chat about his startup and entrepreneurship.
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