Seven months ago, a 33-year-old project manager quit his job in the Virgin Islands because he wanted to work full-time on revolutionizing the debt collection industry. Yes, the debt collection industry.

Meet Miguel Leman. He’s the cofounder of Recoverity, a startup that aims to tackle what he says is the field’s biggest problem: shady collection agencies. He moved to D.C. because his wife got a job in the area and now he’s building his company here. Out of his home in Adams Morgan, to be specific.

Right, so, debt collection. In recent years, debt collection agencies have gained John Oliver-grade notoriety for unsavory, and in some cases, illegal, practices.

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