Minute by Minut: Stories From People In Property with Nils Mattisson

A $50 microphone off Amazon was never supposed to become a business. It was supposed to scratch an itch. Instead it turned into 450+ episodes, a 47-show podcast network, and an acquisition by the biggest name in travel media. Wil Slickers didn't set out to build a media company — he stumbled into one, and then had to decide what to do when it took over his life. In this episode of Minute by M...

There was a stretch around 2018 when dozens of property management systems were crowding every trade show, and Margot Schmorak kept asking herself one question: is this even a worthy problem to be working on? A decade later, Hostfully is one of the leaders in its category, and Margot's answer to what comes next isn't more software. It's the physical space, the guest experience, and...

Most conversations about AI in short-term rentals are noise. Richard Vaughton (who has crowdfunded and exited four companies, once ran a 120+ property holiday-let business, and co-owned a European operation with more than 900 contracted properties) is refreshingly blunt about it: he "couldn't see what was coming" himself, and reckons 95% of the managers he sits across from are still...

Most property managers measure success by how many doors they've added. Michael Friedman thinks that's a vanity metric. After 35+ years in luxury hospitality, his argument is blunt: a smaller, profitable portfolio will outperform a massive one that loses money, and the operators who win are the ones who stop thinking like property managers and start thinking like hospitality providers. I...

Most people in short-term rentals talk about the boom and the regulation. Almost nobody talks about how under-educated the industry still is, and how that's quietly a big lever for the operators who get it right. After a decade leading communications around the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, James Varley built Host Planet into one of the fastest-growing media and education platforms in the sector...

Most short-term rental hosts blame bad reviews on bad guests. After hosting more than 10,000 guests since 2007, Tyann Marcink Hammond argues the real problem is mismatched expectations, and storytelling is the fix. In this episode of Minute by MÎNUT, Nils Mattisson, CEO of Minut, sits down with Tyann Marcink Hammond, owner of Branson Family Retreats and Missouri Haus, educator, keynote speaker, an...

Scaling short-term rentals in Europe without funding is an operational grind that forces you to learn fast, fix mistakes in real time, and build resilience the hard way. In this episode of Minute by MÎNUT, host Nils Mattisson sits down with Ben Painter (award-winning CEO) to unpack how he grew Dromor from his dining room table in 2017 into a 1,500-unit operation without raising external capital. A...

Some hospitality “innovation” is just shiny tech. The true shift occurs when buildings themselves start to behave like software. In this episode of Minute by MÎNUT, host Nils Mattisson sits down with Jack Bowcott (Founder of Portal and CEO of Goki) to explore what it takes to modernise access and check-in across legacy buildings, without losing the human side of hospitality.  Jack shares the journ...

OTAs make it easy to start in short-term rentals. That’s also the problem. In this episode of Minute by MÎNUT, host Nils Mattisson sits down with Mark Simpson (Founder of Boostly and one of the most vocal advocates for direct bookings) to break down why so many operators become dangerously dependent on Airbnb and Booking.com, and what it actually takes to build a direct booking engine that lasts....

It’s easy to get a booking. The hard part is everything that comes after, especially when you’re scaling across countries, teams, and thousands of units. In this episode of Minute by MÎNUT, host Nils Mattisson sits down with Alexander Limpert (Co-Founder and CEO of GuestReady and RentalReady) to unpack what it really takes to run hospitality at scale. Alex shares how GuestReady evolved from a ligh...

Regulation is tightening for short-term rentals, and operators who stay quiet risk not knowing how to stay compliant. In this episode of Minute by Minut, host Nils Mattisson sits down with Sebastian Long (Founder and CEO of Lodgeur, and Founding President of the Texas Short Term Rental Association) to unpack what happens when cities write rules without understanding how professional operators actu...

The vacation rental industry is entering a tougher era, and the winners will not be the ones with the most listings. They’ll be the ones who nail profitability, direct booking fundamentals, and consistently great guest experience. In this episode of Minute by Minut, host Nils Mattisson sits down with Adam Norko (Founder of AR Growth, and former leader at PointCentral, Breezeway, and Inhabit) to un...

What happens when property management shifts from “best effort” to truly safety-led? In this episode of Minute by Minut, host Nils Mattisson sits down with Polly Dyer (Property Director at Principal Estate Management) to unpack how UK residential property management is changing under modern building safety regulation, and what operators can do to stay ahead. Drawing on over two decades in the indu...

What if private chef experiences could be your biggest revenue driver? In this episode, Nils Mattisson sits down with Siddhi Mittal, Co-Founder and co-CEO of yhangry, to explore how vacation rental operators can unlock serious incremental income through guest experiences, why AI-powered personalization is about to transform property management and the lesser talked about economics behind staying c...

How does one go from buying a boat and hustling on the side to building a revolutionary SaaS platform for the short-term rental industry? We ask Jeremy Werden in the latest episode of Minute by Minut. Listen in as host Nils Mattisson sits down with Jeremy Werden, Co-Founder of BNBCalc, to discuss his unconventional journey from private equity to becoming a multi-market short-term rental operator a...

From AI-driven guest screening to new regulations around guest traceability, the short-term rental industry is evolving fast. In this episode of Minute by Minut, host Nils Mattisson talks with Leo Walton, Co-Founder of Truvi and Vice Chair at STAA, about proactive risk management strategies, guest screening best practices, and how to protect your property portfolio while scaling responsibly. Leo a...

Behind every great stay, there’s someone making sure it all runs smoothly. On Minute by Minut, host and CEO of Minut, Nils Mattisson, takes you inside the stories of the operators, entrepreneurs, and innovators redefining property management, today. In each episode, we uncover how real people build trust, scale operations, and protect their spaces - from short-term rentals to multifamily housing a...