I actually believe that we have a much better business than Airbnb.

We want to acquire new people who will pay to join the community,

but then who go on to use the platform and enjoy it successfully.

And that's been a real mantra for us throughout.

And then since the pandemic, we're now experiencing much faster growth.

The US had become our largest and fastest growing market

and is now over 40% of our overall members are based in the US.

My guest today is Matthew Pryor, who's the CEO of Trusted House Sitters.

Trusted House Sitters is a platform and community that allows pet owners to find pet sitters

to look after their home and pets while on holidays.

On the show today, Matthew tells me why he thinks he has a better service than Airbnb.

We talk about the importance of building a great community and how to include your members in the success of your business.

Matthew also tells me how they've built the community to over 85,000 members worldwide.

And we talk about the recent 10 million series A round to fund their US expansion.

I'm your host Mark McDonough and this is the UKTN podcast.

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