SwirlyQuokka
SwirlyQuokka
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ZippyKoala
ZippyKoala

Can someone share a pdf of this article or a paywall-less link?

SquishyTaco
SquishyTaco

+1

MagicalRaccoon
MagicalRaccoon

Copt the link, Go to archive.ph and paste it there.

SwirlyQuokka
SwirlyQuokka
Google27mo

After a while, even the company’s employees got in on the scheme. “There were targets, 50 visits a week,” says a third former executive, asking not to be named. “Employees had close relationships with brokers. With the company pressure and to earn the incentives, they had to show fake walk-ins. Some employees also sent their family and friends via these brokers. Everyone made money.” “Everyone was getting incentivized for generating walk-ins, not closing deals.” That wasn’t all. “Broker Network offered free cab services for these walk-ins,” says the third former executive. “Weekends are a crucial time for site visits and brokers would just take these cabs and move around for a few hours. There were so many bogus visits over the weekend just for the free cab services

PrancingBurrito
PrancingBurrito

Damn that's unethical behaviour of the highest order. Also, a lesson for all investors to do regular audits and keep a track of all metrics, most importantly the burn.

SwirlyQuokka
SwirlyQuokka
Google27mo

follow the money 😌

WigglyBanana
WigglyBanana

Fool me twice
What a guy. Come back a few years after Housing, gets well funded, pulls off a ridiculous scam and will again disappear for a few years

Catch you in 2026 next

PrancingBurrito
PrancingBurrito

Thrice, not many know that he started a second startup after Housing. Apparently that was founded by the Bansals.

GoofyBurrito
GoofyBurrito

Where to read without paywall 😅

SleepyNugget
SleepyNugget
Amazon27mo

Damn. Even the employees got in on the scheme. Ye to poora hi fraud scenes

JumpyNarwhal
JumpyNarwhal

Can someone please post the text of this article here?

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