Can an AI PMS Run Your Short-Term Rental Portfolio?, with Boom Co-founder & CEO Shahar Goldboim

Shahar Goldboim is the Founder and CEO of Boom, an AI-enabled property management platform for short-term rental portfolios built by operators. Shahar is an entrepreneur and builder, and he launched Boom with his two sibblings after identifying real-world operational pain points inside a large South Florida property management company as it scaled. Under his leadership, Boom delivers comprehensive software that simplifies workflows, increases revenue, and reduces costs for property managers.

(02:15) - Why Short-Term Rentals Are the Hardest Asset Class
(02:44) - Fragmentation and the Review-Driven Revenue Trap
(04:13) - The Spark: A Miami Airbnb Experiment
(05:30) - From Airbnb Host to Property Manager
(07:31) - Software Fragmentation in STR Ops
(07:55) - From SaaS to Baas (Business-as-Software)
(09:09) - Boom, the AI PMS
(12:47) - Enabling Proactive Ops
(13:51) - The $12M+ Fundraise
(14:47) - Winning Investors with Hospitality & Tech Credibility
(16:53) - Feature: Blueprint Vegas 2026
(17:46) - STR Market Context and the Vacasa Lesson
(21:03) - Replacing Point Solutions
(23:47) - ROI, AI Moats, Future of STR Ops
(32:06) - Collaboration Superpower: Tony Robbins (Wiki)

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