Louie Bacaj is an Albanian-American software engineer turned entrepreneur who climbed from immigrant poverty in the Bronx to Senior Director of Engineering at Walmart, then walked away from it all in 2021 to build a portfolio of small bets. He co-founded the Small Bets learning community with Daniel Vassallo, runs the M&Ms Newsletter on Substack with 9,000+ subscribers, and teaches engineers how to level up their careers and build income outside the 9-to-5. His philosophy: make money with bits, diversify into atoms.
Wayline is an AI voice and text platform purpose-built for property managers. Branded as 'Operator,' it replaces the receptionist, leasing agent, and maintenance coordinator with a single always-on AI that answers calls and texts 24/7, converts leads, books showings, triages maintenance requests, dispatches vendors, and closes tickets - all without a human lifting the phone. Backed by Y Combinator (S25) and built by two repeat founders with deep roots in real estate and enterprise software, Wayline targets the 46 million rental units in the US where overworked property teams are perpetually one missed call away from a vacancy.