478 Acquisitions, Real Estate, and Corporate Strategy w/ Jon Pastor

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jon Pastor is the SVP for Consumer Solutions at RealPage, a leading global provider of software and data analytics to the real estate industry. RealPage was trading publicly at over $10 billion market capitalization before being taken private by Thoma Bravo.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jon’s entrepreneurial career started when he cofounder RentJungle with previous guest</span> <a href= "https://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/civic-champs"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Geng Wang</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. That company was acquired in 2014 and Jon chose to stay on and lead the acquiring company as President.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Four years later, that company was acquired by RealPage.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, Jon and Aaron discuss the lessons from all these acquisitions, the challenges facing the real estate industry, and the incentives that guide successful organizations.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><a href= "https://www.goingdeepsummit.com/expand-your-mind"><em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Sign up for a Weekly Email that will Expand Your Mind.</span></em></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong><em>Jon Pastor’s Challenge;</em></strong> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Create a list of ideas for projects or businesses that you could start. </span></p> <p> </p> <h1><span style="font-weight: 400;">Connect with Jon Pastor</span></h1> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpastor/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Linkedin</span></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.realpage.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Website</span></a></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you liked this interview, check out</span> <a href= "https://www.goingdeepwithaaron.com/podcast/civic-champs"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> episode 474 with Geng Wang</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">where we discuss three startups, social enterprise, and where to find moti