Launching & Growing MaidThis with Neel Parekh

Launching and growing MaidThis, a fully remote cleaning business and franchise, with entrepreneur Neel Parekh.

Neel shares the story of how he launched MaidThis – a business that specializes in cleaning services for residential homes and short-term/vacation rental properties – and grown it into a fully-remote local business and how he helps others do the same.

Neel Parekh is the Founder & CEO of MaidThis and MaidThis Franchise, which helps homeowners and short-term rental hosts (Airbnb, VRBO, etc.) with their cleaner needs.

They have generated millions in revenue while having a fully remote team, and now he is on a mission to help others achieve the same. He has been a “digital nomad” for almost 5 years and still vagabonding around the world (pre-COVID at least). He started his career working in venture capital and private equity and worked for more than 4 years identifying and analyzing investment opportunities and managing investment portfolios.

Neel lives in Los Angeles, California. Neel Parekh, welcome to the show.

Launching & Growing MaidThis with Neel Parekh:

• • What was your ideation process – the process of identifying this need and developing a small business model?
  • How long from idea to launching your small business?
  • How long before you left your corporate job?

• How did you fund the launch of this small business?
• How did you test or prototype the service?
• Why the focus on vacation rentals?
• How has technology changed what a local business can look like?
• Operating a local business remotely – advantages and challenges?
• How does it impact how your build & develop your team?
• How do you meet with your cleaning employees? (For recruiting, on-boarding, training, coaching, termination, etc.)
• What’s unique about your business model that appeals to the short-term rental, vacation, and Airbnb® niche?
• Why Franchise?