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  • Sorry, Power-Lunchers. This Restaurant Is a Co-Working Space Now.

    NY TIMES

    Everything, it seems, is a shared office these days, including upscale dining rooms before they open for the evening. A start-up called Spacious is driving the trend. SAN FRANCISCO — The bar at the Elite Cafe here was packed, but not a drink was being poured. The champagne stand sat empty and warm. The tap was covered in plastic wrap. Instead, the restaurant was flooded with the low din of typing. That’s because the Elite Cafe, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekday, is not exactly a restauran…

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  • Crypto and venture’s biggest names are backing a new distributed ledger project called Oasis Labs

    TECHCRUNCH

    A team of top security researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and MIT have come together to launch a new cryptographic project that combines secure software and hardware to enable privacy-preserving smart contracts under the banner of Oasis Labs. That vision, which is being marketed as the baby of a union between Ethereum and Amazon Web Services, has managed to attract $45 million in pre-sale financing from some of the biggest names in venture capital and cryptocurrency inve…

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  • Duke Long’s Updated 2018 Top 150 Commercial Real Estate People You Must Connect With On LinkedIn.

    DUKE LONG

    1. Ken Ashley https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenashleyatlanta/ Executive Director at Cushman & Wakefield Leadership Atlanta CoreNet Global Greater Atlanta Area 2. Jim Baker, CCIM, SIOR https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbakercre/ Commercial Real Estate Broker University of Lousiville Jeffersonville, Indiana 3. Coy Davidson https://www.linkedin.com/in/houstonofficespace/ Corporate Real Estate, Tenant Advisory, Healthcare Real Estate Services The University of Texas at Austin Houston, …

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  • Suite Talk: John Arenas at Serendipity Labs

    WESTFAIR BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS

    Although he didn’t invent the coworking concept, Serendipity Labs Founder and CEO John Arenas has become something of the de facto face of the phenomenon via interviews with the likes of The Wall Street Journal, the Financial Times, CNBC and of course the Business Journal. Since starting Serendipity Labs in his hometown of Rye, New York, in 2011, Arenas has seen his business grow to encompass an ever-increasing number of locations — 13 to date, with several due to open later this year, includ…

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  • Boston broadband startup Starry fills out $100M round

    BOSTON BUSINESS JOURNAL

    Boston-based Starry Inc., a startup helmed by the founder of now-defunct TV-over-the-web startup Aereo, has raised another $69 million, according to a federal filing. The new cash fills out a round that Starry began raising about six months ago with a $31 million haul. A company spokesperson declined to comment on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing, but said the four-year-old Starry has now raised $163 million in total. The fundraising comes as Starry looks to drastically expan…

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  • How Amazon’s expanding U.S. brick-and-mortar footprint stacks up against other big retailers

    GEEK WIRE

    Amazon’s rapidly growing brick-and-mortar footprint — including a second Amazon Go store opening in Seattle this fall — has already surpassed Costco’s U.S. store count, but it has a long way to go to catch up to some of the company’s other retail rivals. The tech giant is approaching 600 physical retail locations across the U.S., according to GeekWire research. That includes Whole Foods Market locations, plus retail stores such as Amazon Books, Amazon Go, AmazonFresh Pickup, Amazon Pop-Up sto…

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  • On the verge of potential $400M fund, Fifth Wall Ventures brings Proptech business, CRE companies together

    CONNECTED REAL ESTATE MAGAZINE

    Venture capital firm Fifth Wall Ventures is currently on track to raise an additional $400 million for its second real estate technology fund, The Real Deal reports. The firm has already collected $100 million from 19 unnamed investors, per documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A Fifth Wall spokesperson declined comment about the new fund. Brendan Wallace and Brendan Greiwe, formerly of Blackstone Group founded Fifth Wall Ventures last year. The company uses funds fr…

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  • The 5 Best Real Estate CRMs of 2018

    CRETech

    Every year we take a look at some of the best real estate CRMs out there. This year, when we picked the top five, what we found is that several of the best real estate CRMs of 2018 have made several lists for years now and continue to get better every year. Here are the best 5 for 2018: #1: REthink One of the best CRMs on the market for the last few years making every industry list is the REthink CRM and Deal Management Platform for commercial real estate. This 10 year old platform central…

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  • Why DC Developers Heart Crowdfunding

    COMMERCIAL OBSERVER

    In 2016, Christopher VanArsdale, the president of VNV Development, came across a 44-unit building right off Marlboro Pike in Capitol Heights. According to VanArsdale, his team figured that there weren’t that many vacancies, and if they filled those vacancies and increased the rent over time, it would become a well-performing asset.

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  • Adapt Or Bust: Flexibility, Agility Drive Today’s Workplace

    BISNOW

    With the pace of business accelerating rapidly these days, employers are struggling to keep up with the demands of a changing workforce and the need for flexible workplace strategy. For those wondering how to navigate and stay ahead of the latest office trends, CBRE has launched a new online resource. Agile Real Estate Knowledge Hub is centered on helping employees, tenants and property owners maximize flexibility, productivity and workplace needs. Chicago-based Agile Real Estate Practice Lea…

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