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  • Good News for Startups in Commercial Real Estate Tech…

    CRETech

    To understand how the commercial real estate tech sector will continue to evolve and transform, I pay a lot of attention to what’s happening OUTSIDE of the sector. I follow other industries and study their trends . I don’t think that commercial real estate will be much different than how Fintech emerged from the financial services, or how Healthtech is emerging from the healthcare industry. Following the trends in other industries is a great way to understand how new tech ecosystems emerge…

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  • AI will solve Facebook’s most vexing problems, Mark Zuckerberg says. Just don’t ask when or how.

    Washington Post

    Artificial intelligence will solve Facebook’s most vexing problems, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg insists. He just can’t say when, or how. Zuckerberg referred to AI technology more than 30 times during ten hours of questioning from congressional lawmakers Tuesday and Wednesday, saying that it would one day be smart, sophisticated and eagle-eyed enough to fight against a vast variety of platform-spoiling misbehavior, including fake news, hate speech, discriminatory ads and terrorist propaganda…

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  • 3D-Printed Buildings — A Fad Or A Viable Cost-Saving Solution For Developers?

    Bisnow

    In the past decade, the ability to 3D-print buildings has become one of the latest, though still controversial, technological advancements in the construction industry. What was once used to manufacture small objects, figurines and vehicle prototypes is now being used to construct affordable and emergency housing in developing countries.  Wiki Commons/ 3DPrinthuset A rendering of The BOD, Europe’s first 3D-printed building Developers across the globe are experimenting with the cutting-edge techn…

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  • Exclusive: Uber’s real estate chief, who led huge global growth, to retire

    San Francisco Business Times – Local News

    Adony Beniares, the real estate chief of Uber Technologies Inc. who completed millions of square feet of deals around the world, is retiring from the company. San Francisco-based Uber, valued at $72 billion, is now hiring a new head of global workplace as it eyes an initial public offering next year. “I’m actually retiring and doing a couple of months of transition here to make sure things go smoothly and it’s a great shift to the next leader. We’re evaluating internal and external candidates… …

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  • Digital Transformation: Why CRE Leaders Need a New Playbook

    Hightower Blog

    If there is one thing the success of the Eric Ries’ The Lean Start-up or Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur’s Business Model Generation have taught us, it is that there is no one method to starting or running a successful business. We have seen books from Phil Knight’s Shoe Dog to Matthew Syed’s Black Box Thinking gaining widespread popularity, each teaching us something new or reinforcing what we already know about striving for the perfect business. The one thing I am realizing is that thos…

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  • 5 Technologies Changing the Industrial Real Estate Landscape

    SIOR Pulse Blog

    Without question, technology has been changing the industrial real estate landscape for years. At the same time, the CRE industry has been slow to adapt to it —but that is changing. Asked of some of the biggest names in commercial real estate, which technologies will have the biggest impact, Smart buildings got the most votes yet that only accounted for 35% who thought the impact would be significant. How big the impact actually depends on the industry. Despite that, the industrial real estate l…

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  • FUEL Enterprises Brings Value to Appraisal Institute Professionals

    FUEL Enterprises

    FUEL Enterprises provides Appraisal Institute professionals with the next generation in valuation and underwriting software   New York, April 11, 2018 – FUEL Enterprises is pleased to announce a new agreement that will introduce a best in class technology, FUEL Valuation (FUEL), to Appraisal Institute (AI) professionals. FUEL is a state-of-the-art cloud-based platform powering the next generation of valuation, forecasting, and transaction underwriting for CRE. The Appraisal Institute joins a pro…

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  • The WeWork Pitch Deck Or How To Simply Raise A Few Billion Dollars!

    Duke Long Blog

    View this document on Scribd I get sent many pitch decks and am always asked to comment on how to make any part of the deck better. I thought I would showcase and comment on WeWorks pitch deck since it’s a great example of how to raise BILLIONS.-Scrolling past the usual logo and the very first slide says what? Here’s who we are here’s the money we are making and here are the markets we are in and here’s how fast we are growing. All on slide 1. Ok, that’s how to get someone’s undivided attention….

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  • Workspace Startup Knotel Bags $70M In Series B Funding

    Bisnow

    Workspace specialist Knotel has obtained a $70M round of funding to further its expansion, which has already been brisk. The total is nearly three times as much as the company raised in a previous round last year. Courtesy of Knotel Stash space, Knotel IN 50 DAYS! DON’T MISS THE DATA CENTER INVESTMENT CONFERENCE & EXPO, EAST — Virginia 05.31.2018 Since its founding two years ago, Knotel has opened 40 locations in New York, San Francisco and London, totaling nearly 1M SF.  Newmark Knight Fra…

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  • One of StreetEasy’s most vociferous critics plans new rental website

    The Real Deal

    One of StreetEasy’s most outspoken critics is taking on Zillow with a new rental platform in New York City. Phil Horigan, who launched Leasebreak.com in 2013, is rolling out a “comprehensive” and free rental marketplace at frēlē.com, he said. Horigan is not pulling the plug on Leasebreak — a popular website that connects tenants looking for renters to take over their lease — but frēlē will target a broader swath of the market. The former Corcoran Group agent said he decided to launch the s…

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