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  • This Husband-And-Wife Duo Increased The Valuation Of Their Startup 10x To $220 Million In Eight Months

    Forbes

    Entrepreneurs Niji Sabharwal and Jenn Knight had it much easier raising funding recently than during their seed round in June 2020. Then, the AgentSync founders had just showed up in Denver – a city where they’d previously only spent a long weekend – with a loaded-up minivan and a new empty house. Knight, the startups’ CTO, was pregnant. “I knocked on neighbors’ doors to get a WiFi password,” says Sabharwal, its CEO.

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  • As a flex operator, you must be a pig – not a chicken

    Estates Gazette

    I have a lengthy presentation about #SpaceAsAService, including eight factors critical to success. Number one, in the prime spot, asks: are you a chicken or a pig? This riffs on the joke: ‘What is the difference between a chicken and a pig in a bacon and egg sandwich?’ To which the answer is: ‘One is involved, but the other is committed’.

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  • Paying it forward

    Microshare

    About Scott Sidman, Executive Vice President, Business & Corporate Development. Scott drives strategic growth for Building Engines through mergers and acquisitions as well as partnership development. He is also responsible for the successful integration of acquired companies. In his role, Scott collaborates with all departments and customers on opportunities for market expansion while enhancing product, company and customer value. Scott has led sales, marketing and strategy in his career at …

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  • While eyeing a SPAC, Swedish autonomous EV company Einride nears $75 million in new funding

    TechCrunch

    Swedish autonomous electric vehicle startup Einride is aiming to continue the momentum sparked by partnerships with Oatly and Lidl by seeking additional capital, TechCrunch has learned. …

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  • 72% of Workers Don’t Want to Return to Office Full Time, Report Finds

    Commercial Observer

    As the forced, large-scale, work-from-home experiment caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues, the vast majority of workers don’t want to return to the office full time, a new report found. A JLL survey of 2,000 workers around the world found that 72 percent of employees want to be able to work from home more during the workweek, while 66 percent want a hybrid model that incorporates the office, home and a third place, like a coworking facility or coffee shop….

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  • ICON presents america’s first series of 3D printed homes for sale in austin, texas

    Design Boom

    after building the first permitted 3D printed home in america, robotics lab ICON presents america’s first series of 3D printed homes for sale in austin, texas. developer 3strands partners with the construction technology company to realize a series of two to four bedroom dwellings, designed by logan architecture, and ready for move-in by this summer. this next step in the evolution of home building marks the developer’s first multi-home project and seeks to revolutionize the way that typical ame…

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  • One Of The World’s Biggest Banks Explains Why It’s Moving To A Hybrid Work Model

    Bisnow

    Everyone in the world of business and real estate is talking about the future of the office, hybrid work models and flexible office networks. How will companies and their staff use office space in future? Well, one of the world’s largest banks is pioneering a new hybrid work strategy and has given Bisnow an insight into its thinking and strategy….

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  • SmartRent Receives Strategic Investment From Lennar to Scale Smart Home Technology for Homebuilders and Homebuyers

    PR Newswire

    SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SmartRent, a provider of smart home automation for property owners, managers, developers and residents, today announced a strategic investment from Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN and LEN.B), one of the nation’s leading homebuilders. The investment is a continuation of the company’s commercial partnership with SmartRent and its Alloy SmartHome offering for homebuilders and homebuyers. As part of Lennar’s investment, Eric Feder, President of LENX, Le…

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  • Office App Makers Cashing In on Pandemic Safety Needs

    Wall Street Journal

    Investors are pouring money into phone apps that enable companies to monitor employees’ movements and ensure they are complying with social distancing and other Covid-19-related health protocols.

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  • Embracing a New Era of Tech in CRE, Part 2

    CREtech+

    Join Michael Rudin, SVP of Rudin Management Company for Part 2 of Embracing a New Era of Tech in CRE where he discusses the biggest challenges he’s faced in implementing new technology, how Rudin Management Company is better positioned today as a result of adopting new tech, and what his future technology roadmap looks like.

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