At Roompact, 2022 was truly our best year yet. Our team has navigated “the new normal”, and numbers-wise, more campuses than ever trust us to provide them with software. Let’s take a look at a few of our highlights from the past year… Looking Back After about a year and a half of hard work,... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2021… Hitting Our Stride
2021 felt like a year of rebirth for us at Roompact. Internally, we sometimes metaphorically speak about our company as if it were a human. We had our childhood years, we stumbled through those painfully awkward teenage years, and in 2021, it finally felt like we really hit our stride and reached “adulthood” from a... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2020… Disruption and New Beginnings
In the early days of starting Roompact back in 2013, I always told myself: One day at a time. Just make a little bit of progress every single day, and after a while, those little increments of progress will compound into something great. Just keep moving forward. Throughout 2020, I had to remind myself of... Continue Reading →
Don’t Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement Just to Buy Software
I’ve noticed an alarming trend in Student Affairs. I’ve heard from a few different schools that a software vendor required them to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). What a scary thing to ask! We have never asked a potential client to sign an NDA, nor will we ever. Here’s why: NDAs imply a lack of... Continue Reading →
The Story Behind An Early Roompact Demo Gone Wrong… and Having Faith
We often get a lot of questions from professionals and colleagues about what it's like to start a software company. The process from idea to product is an interesting one and one that requires one to take on a good deal of risk and a willingness to be adaptable and learn. Our CEO and Founder, Matt... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2018… Books, Partnerships, and Enhancements
I’m beginning to feel like a reality television host, but I have to say it: this year was our most exciting year yet. Welcome to this year’s “State of Roompact Address”! Looking Back This year we signed on more clients than ever before. We also provided on-campus software training to most of those new clients... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2017… Forms and Even More Growth…
Wow! It’s incredible to think about how much our team at Roompact has accomplished over the past year. As our clients just finish closing their halls for winter break, it’s time for us to reflect back on 2017 and look forward to 2018 in our annual “State of Roompact Address”! Door Decs submitted for our... Continue Reading →
Why We Don’t Call Roompact A “Start-Up”
When I was a bit younger, I was interested in creating the "Next Big Thing." I wanted to create a consumer-facing web application, convince investors to pour in millions of dollars, acquire a massive number of users, and then sell the company 5 years later. I wanted to start a "startup." Then my eyes opened to... Continue Reading →
The Story Behind Roompact’s Wolf Logo
Many of our clients wonder about our logo and its origin story. In this post Roompact’s CEO and Founder, Matt Unger, provides some background on how it came to be. After deciding on Roompact’s name, choosing a logo was the natural next step. One of the questions I get asked the most in regards to... Continue Reading →
Roompact in 2016… A Year of Tremendous Growth and Many Thanks…
This year, our team thought we'd start a tradition called the "State of Roompact Address." As President of Roompact, it's my privilege to guide you through a look back on 2016 and a look forward to 2017. Looking Back At the beginning of the year, Christian Charukiewicz stepped into the role of Chief Technology Officer... Continue Reading →
The Story of How Roompact Got Its Name
Before Roompact evolved into the comprehensive residential education software you know today, it began its life focusing solely on digital roommate agreements. Matt, our CEO and founder, recalls the story of how Roompact got its name... The idea for creating online roommate agreement software came to me in June of 2013, but the company needed... Continue Reading →