<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rooneylee/">Rooney Lee</a> is the founder of <a href="https://newsublease.com/">NewSublease</a>,  the largest housing network for MBA/Law/Med students, focused on a hassle-free and affordable option for graduate students to rent a property or become a host with full confidence. Rooney is a former Product Strategy &amp; Operations MBA Intern at Google, and also served as Product Manager and Analytics Lead, among other roles, at Cummins, Inc. Rooney also served for two years in the South Korean army. He graduated from the UVA Darden School of Business in 2023. 
We spoke with Rooney about:
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 <li>The skills he did and did not learn when pursuing his MBA
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 <li>How he came up with the idea for NewSublease
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 <li>How that idea has changed over time
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 <li>Sales and Marketing for a new company
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 <li>The chicken and egg paradox of a two-sided marketplace
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 <li>Balancing a full time job with a startup
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 <li>Much more
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#22 - Season 2 Recap - Justin, Marlee, Chapin

Learning out Loud publicizes interesting conversations between 3 UVA undergraduates and experts across entrepreneurship, self development, and other fields. Our focus is on uncovering the varying definitions of success and generating actionable next steps to get there through life skills not covered in the classroom. Hosted by Justin Guerra, Marlee Reiter, and Chapin Zerner.

Edited by Ray Zerner.