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  • Angie Hospitality Set to Present Latest Advances in Interactive Guest Room Technology at HTNG North American Insight Summit

    Hospitality.net

    Company invited to demonstrate how voice-activated Angie platform answers the growing demand for personalized, seamless and instantaneous guest service San Jose, Calif. – Angie Hospitality, creator of the world's first 24-hour interactive guest room assistant, Wi-Fi and room control technology solution purpose-built for hotels and resorts, has been asked to provide insight on its game changing solution at the HTNG North American Insight Summit. The event is scheduled to take place September…

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  • Ikea set to debut an augmented reality app

    Business Insider – Retail

    Ikea is rolling out a new augmented reality (AR) application, called Ikea Place, according to Retail Dive. Ikea Place will be available at the end of September in Apple's App Store, and customers with Apple devices running iOS 11 will be able to use it to view how items would look in their home. The app scales products with 98% accuracy, and shoppers can move them virtually around a room. More than 2,000 products will be available in AR on the launch date, and the selection will be primaril…

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  • Apartment Smart Tech Provider Dwelo Closes $4.9M Funding Round

    CRETECH

    Multifamily property owners and investors might be wondering how they can adapt the latest technology into their units to lure tenants. Early studies show smart home technology is a big win for attracting tenants and setting premium rents, but property managers and owners are concerned about installment and management. Dwelo is solving that problem, making smart apartment systems easy for property owners and residents. The platform recently snagged $4.9M in funding for its large-scale smart home…

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  • $25 million venture capital fund targets Atlanta’s #1 industry — real estate

    Atlanta Business Chronicle – Commercial Real Estate

    Shadow Ventures will invest in startups targeting the Building Environment (BuiltTech) industry, which straddles multiple sectors, including technology, real estate and sustainability. The lack of an investing track record, coupled with a niche focus, could stack the odds against the first-time venture firm.

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  • PART THREE OF MY SERIES ON THE STARTUP AND INVESTOR DYNAMIC

    Michael Beckerman

    This is the third of a series of blog posts on a topic that has always interested me… startups and investors. It`s such an interesting dynamic, probably unlike any other in the business world. They both need each other. But often the money part is the least important. Just follow the recent Uber news about the struggles of their Board and Founder and you will see how things can turn out if the goals between investors and Founders aren`t aligned. If the personalities aren`t in sync, the resour…

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  • Cool cribs aren’t just for techies

    JLL Edge Blog

    Cool cribs aren’t just for techies September 19, 20170 CommentsBy JLL Edge September 19, 2017 By: Alex Holton, Senior Vice President, LEED AP BD+C, JLL Our data for this is purely anecdotal, but San Francisco has perhaps the highest density of coolest office spaces of any city in America.  Just flip through any number of ‘Cool Spaces’ blogs and features or scroll through tech websites like Cnet or Wired or Techcrunch and you’ll see the evidence. There's also entire websites dedicated to sho…

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  • Designing for Tech Disruption: An Incumbent’s Guide to Surviving Change

    Jonathan Schultz Blog

    There’s nothing worse than finding yourself on the wrong side of a tech trend. The commercial real estate industry has seen itself in that position more than a time or two, but I believe we’ve finally turned a corner where we’re actively focusing on new and emerging tech trends to keep the industry moving forward. Along these lines … one of the most interesting articles I’ve read in a long time is An Incumbent’s Guide to Digital Disruption by McKinsey. It looks at the four stages of disruption f…

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  • Investment, expansion, workforce and startups in Broome County: Defining our economy- by Kevin McLaughlin

    New York Real Estate Journal

    Kevin McLaughlin, The Agency: Broome County IDA/LDC We realize the key to driving Broome County’s economy forward lies in understanding the things that drive and define our economy: investment, expansion, workforce and startups. Investment In order for a lasting and sustainable impact to be made on our local economy, those in and around Broome County need to #invest in our area and everything it has to offer. One of the most enduring ways to do this is through the construction of transformative …

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  • Amazon Setting Up Shop At Campus Pointe In University City

    Bisnow – San Diego Commercial Real Estate News

    Seattle-based Amazon is expanding its presence in San Diego, leasing nearly 107K SF at Alexandria Real Estate’s new Campus Pointe office complex in University City, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The space can accommodate up to 500 office and engineering employees. The e-commerce giant currently has a small office space in Solana Beach and distribution facilities throughout the region. This lease represents the largest expansion by a major tech company into the San Diego market so far. Goo…

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  • Technology Adoption: Impact on Office Synergy

    Phoenix Association of Realtors

    The National Association of REALTORS (NAR) Power Broker Roundtable this month discusses agent adoption of technology. Moderator: Robert Bailey, Broker/Owner, Bailey Properties, Santa Cruz, Calif.; Liaison for Large Residential Firms Relations, NAR Panelists: Mike Pappas, CEO, Keyes Co. Illustrated Properties, Miami, Fla. Dan Forsman, CEO, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, Atlanta, Ga. Tom Skiffington, Broker/Owner, RE/MAX 440, Perkasie, Pa. Chad Ochsner, Employing Broker, RE/MA…

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