Founder & CEO
John is a short-term rental industry expert, with focused expertise in optimizing and customizing the technology stack, driving up revenue, and continually streamlining operations. Leveraging his experience in building, growing, and operating a successful and profitable short-term rental brand from the ground up, John constantly utilizes his own short-term rental business as a fertile testing ground to roll up his sleeves and dig in to experiment with new systems, technologies, and approaches.
John started his short-term rental journey in 2014, and from his first property began exploring how technology could streamline operations and increase profitability. Through this journey, John has advised many of the technology companies informing product roadmap, features, and nuanced usability for real short-term rental operators. The combination of being both an end-user as well as an advisor to a wide range of technology companies provides John a deep level of insight into the overall tech landscape.
John started his career as an architect, and then,, with a desire to reduce the environmental impact of buildings and cities, John received a Doctorate Degree in Building Physics from Harvard University and built a successful career as an expert consultant in the environmental sustainability industry. However, all throughout his career, John had an entrepreneurial calling, and wanted to create something that combined his passion for real estate and technology. The short-term rental industry overall presented this opportunity,, and he created TechTape to leverage his knowledge and expertise to add value to the short-term rental industry.
