Trust Over Pitch: How He Raised $500K!

He never led with a pitch. He led with trust.

This episode follows Shiv Gettu’s real estate startup journey, from a leasing job to building a venture-backed proptech company. Shiv breaks down how Airbnb arbitrage became a multimillion-dollar operation, how he earned a $500K check without asking for it, and why traction and hustle still beat hype.

Hosts Adrian Danila and Chris Moreno dig into the early lessons, real setbacks, and the mindset shifts that turned momentum into scale.

If you work in proptech, real estate, or you are building from scratch, this conversation lays out a clear blueprint for how trust creates leverage.