How A D1 Athlete Built An 8-Figure Airbnb Business

Ready to automate your DM setting process with RipDrip AI? Book a free demo call: dm.ripdrip.ai Aurelio Lacata went from a full-ride D1 baseball scholarship to three shoulder surgeries and a career that ended before it began. Today he runs an 8-figure Airbnb business with his partners. In this episode he shares how adversity pushed him into entrepreneurship, how they doubled the company in 45 days, and how RipDrip handles his DMs with under 9K followers. Follow Aurelio on Instagram: @aureliolicataa 0:00 Intro 0:33 From D1 scholarship to career-ending injuries 7:00 Finding Airbnb arbitrage 21:04 Doubling the company in 45 days 22:47 Building for an exit 27:37 Life before and after RipDrip 32:25 The ad strategy that's working now 40:17 Retiring his dad