That home renovation project just got a little bit easier thanks to Matt Ehrlichman, ceo, of Porch,
the online network that matches homeowners with professionals to plan
and execute home improvements without the pitfalls that so often
sabotage a project. “Porch is really all about the data. We have built
this massive home network,” explains Ehrlichman which includes 2.8
million professionals and 120 million finished projects. “We exposed
that to homeowners so they can actually see the professionals their
neighbors have used.”
While
Porch is free for homeowners, the service is hoping to profit from its
growing network of contractors which jumped over 86% in 2014. “We give
professionals an option to have a free profile or they can upgrade to a
premium placement where they not only get more exposure but they get
really deep insights to all the data Porch has organized.”
Part of Porch’s success has come from strategic partners including Lowe’s (LOW).
“We have rolled out access across all of their 17,000 stores, 250,000
associates in the stores really want to help the customers be able to
make sure they get their projects done.”
Ehrlichman’s idea struck a chord with the team at USA Today who recently named him their inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year beating out 10 other finalists.
Culled from yahoo Finance
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