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  • Tech company pledges bitcoin donation to build youth home

    The Charlotte Observer Business News

    A tech company in Eugene has pledged to donate $2 million to construct a facility for homeless teenagers in western Oregon, but the gift will be made in bitcoin. The Register-Guard reports the company CBT Nuggets plans to cover the full costs of building a 20-room facility to house teenage boys through the independent digital currency. St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane County is among the coalition of organizations working on the housing project. Organization officials say the bitcoin gift is …

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  • WeWork unveils program to help military-vet entrepreneurs

    Silicon Valley Business Journal – Local San Jose News

    Finding affordable space to launch a company is no easy task. It's no wonder why many first-time CEOs run startups out of their apartments or basements before raising enough capital to land in a WeWork or other co-working space provider. WeWork CEO Adam Neumann didn't want military veterans to have that problem. “They gave to us, now we’re giving back to them,” WeWork CEO Adam Neumann said. The New York-based office space and tech incubator is crafting a special program for veterans…

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  • 3 ways to reach Gen Z during the holidays

    Retail Dive

    The youngest generation might not be the biggest spenders, but they have influence over family purchases — and they're growing up fast. Author By Cara Salpini @CaraSalpini • Published Nov. 10, 2017 Share it post share tweet Now that Halloween is behind us, there's only one more major holiday before Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and their ilk become the prime focus of consumers (and retailers) everywhere. And while targeting each generation is a must for most retailers, there's one …

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  • Facebook now wants to help find your apartment

    MarketWatch.com – Top Stories

    Looking to lease an apartment? Soon you will be able to scroll through options on your Facebook feed. Facebook FB,-0.41% announced Thursday it would expand Marketplace, its platform for selling products on the site, to include apartment and home rental listings. The new service was announced in partnership with Apartment List and Zumper and will include “hundreds of thousands” of apartments and homes for rent. “Every listing we are feeding into Marketplace has been 100% verified by our team,” sa…

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  • Why I Work at Redfin: Jim Barnett

    Redfin Blog

    Jim Barnett is a buy-side agent working out of Denver, CO, in his third year at Redfin. Jim embodies the Redfin values: genuine, honorable, mission-driven and resourceful. An experienced real estate agent, Jim is passionate about his work, clients and the relational aspects of the home-buying process. We spent some time getting to know him. What first brought you to Redfin? I saw some advertisements for Redfin when the company expanded to Denver. At the time I was working for another brokerage. …

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  • Airbnb and SF’s Largest Landlord Join Forces

    Connect Commercial Real Estate

    > Airbnb and SF’s Largest Landlord Join Forces November 10, 2017 While Airbnb has faced challenges with the city of San Francisco, the tides may be turning. Pillow, a San Francisco-based startup that assists owners in making their units available for short-term rentals, is working with Airbnb and the city’s largest apartment building and urban retail landlord, Veritas Investments. Through the agreement, Pillow is named the preferred partner in Airbnb’s Friendly Buildings Program, which allows…

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  • Online real estate startup ToLet acquires Jumia House Nigeria to create PropertyPro.Ng

    TechCrunch – All Stories

    Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor: Safaricom launches innovation center to move beyond M-Pesa Africa Roundup: MEST, Airbus and Microsoft expand in Africa, while Afrostream shutters African tech can produce surprises. One this week is a $1.2 million Series A startup buying part of a $1 billion company. That’s what Lagos based property startup ToLet.com.ng has done, purchasing Jumia House …

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  • Uber and NASA Sign Agreement for Flying Taxis

    Connect Commercial Real Estate

    > Uber and NASA Sign Agreement for Flying Taxis November 10, 2017 This past week, Uber reportedly signed a deal with NASA to partner on developing a system for its ride-sharing flying car project. Called Uber Elevate, the service hopes to take taxis to a whole new level, and begin testing as early as 2020 in Los Angeles, Dubai and Dallas-Fort Worth. At the Web Summit tech conference, Uber announced that it signed a Space Act Agreement to develop “unmanned aircraft management.” NASA’s deal spa…

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  • Select Whole Foods To Get Amazon Pop Up Stores

    CBS General Business News

    Select Whole Foods To Get Amazon Pop Up Stores November 10, 2017 10:14 AM Filed Under: Amazon, Consumer, Holidays, Local TV, Shopping, Whole Foods Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter MIAMI (CBSMiami/CNN) – Amazon has something new this holiday season. The online retail giant is opening pop-up stores in select Whole Foods. The tech giant on Thursday announced that it will open five Amazon pop-up stores at various Whole Foods locations ahead of the holiday shopping season. The pop-up shops wil…

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  • Exclusive Q&A with #RETAS Sponsor Mike Mullin, President of Integrated Business Systems

    CRETECH

    EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH #RETAS SPONSOR MIKE MULLIN, INTEGRATED BUSINESS SYSTEMS PRESIDENTCan you describe your site?A boutique and customer service-focused CRE technology solutions firm founded in 1979, IBS builds and supports high-quality property management/accounting software for commercial and multifamily real estate owners, operators and associations. Imperium Powered by Acumatica, IBS’s cloud based system introduced in 2016.What problems are you solving for real estate professionals?Imperiu…

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