Gimme Shelter: ABODO's Slocum Talks About his Apartment-Hunting Breakthrough

Gimme Shelter: ABODO's Slocum Talks About his Apartment-Hunting Breakthrough
Category: Interviews
Author: Jon Eckhardt
Published: June 12, 2015
Updated: June 29, 2024
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Alec Slocum started his smartphone-based apartment-hunting service, ABODO, after being frustrated in his own search for shelter. He sat down recently with Jon Eckhardt to talk about how he launched his business, the importance of getting things done rather than agonizing over business plans, and why good mentors and complementary teammates are as important as good roommates.

 


Jon Eckhardt
Jon Eckhardt
Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Distinguished Professor / Wisconsin School of Business & Wisconsin Institute for Discovery / University of Wisconsin-Madison
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DOI: 10.17919/X97G6R
Eckhardt, Jon. "Gimme Shelter: ABODO's Slocum Talks About his Apartment-Hunting Breakthrough." FamilyBusiness.org. 12 Jun. 2015. Web 25 Jun. 2025 <https://eiexchange.com/content/97-gimme-shelter-abodos-slocum-talks-about-his-apar>.
Eckhardt, J. (2015, June 12). Gimme shelter: abodo's slocum talks about his apartment-hunting breakthrough. FamilyBusiness.org. Retrieved June 25, 2025, from https://eiexchange.com/content/97-gimme-shelter-abodos-slocum-talks-about-his-apar

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