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  • This startup wants to kill your bodega

    Fox News – Top Stories

    A pair of California, ex-Google staffers are trying to put the local corner store out of business with a glorified vending machine they are calling “Bodega.” The machine — a roughly five-foot-wide box with a glass doors — is stocked with non-perishable convenience-store fare. Users can unlock the box with their phones — a camera watches what they remove and charges them accordingly. It’s logo is a cat silhouette in an apparent reference to the animal’s ubiquity in corner stores. Former Google pr…

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  • FIFTH WALL VC RAISES THE BAR BIG TIME

    Michael Beckerman

    There are a lot of really smart, successful investment professionals in the CRE space. I have been blessed to have met many of them and work with them on a daily basis. When I met Brad Greiwe and Brendan Wallace, Co-Founders of Fifth Wall, I knew that the CRE tech sector had reached a critical milestone. These guys have made a big time impact on the sector in an incredibly short period of time. And what`s really impressive about Fifth Wall is not just the size of their Fund ($232m plus), it`s…

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  • Brilliant zero-energy air conditioner in India is beautiful and functional

    Inhabitat – Phoenix

    New Delhi-based Ant Studio made a zero-electricity air conditioner to combat the brutally hot summers in India’s capital. Built for a DEKI Electronics factory, this low-tech, energy efficient, and artistic solution to the sweltering heat harnesses the power of evaporative cooling. The innovative honeycomb-like installation is made with conical clay tubes that naturally reduce the surrounding temperature. Built as part of a larger beautification project for DEKI Electronics, the innovative coolin…

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  • Start-up Bodega learns an important branding lesson; apologizes after Internet outrage

    L.A. Times – Business News

    Start-up Bodega learns an important branding lesson; apologizes after Internet outrage Bodega Bodega, a start-up accused of aiming to disrupt mom-and-pop corner stores, posted an apology on the company blog Wednesday. In this photo is a sample of a Bodega location. Bodega, a start-up accused of aiming to disrupt mom-and-pop corner stores, posted an apology on the company blog Wednesday. In this photo is a sample of a Bodega location. (Bodega) Jessica RoyContact Reporter Start-ups like to frame t…

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  • Vinik-backed Dreamit Ventures unveils first urban tech startups at Water Street Tampa

    Tampa Bay Times – Business News

    Vinik-backed Dreamit Ventures unveils first urban tech startups at Water Street Tampa Robert Trigaux, Times Business Columnist Link View all Articles ROBERT TRIGAUXTampa Bay TimesWednesday, September 13, 2017 5:07pm Print 0 My Edition I want to see more articles tagged I'm already following articles tagged Previous Next Previous Next TAMPA — Jeff Vinik, Tampa Bay Lightning owner and now partner in the joint venture real estate development known as Water Street Tampa, may one day become best…

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  • The Store Of The Future: 200+ Startups Transforming Brick-And-Mortar Retail In One Infographic

    CB Insights Blog

    The Store Of The Future: 200+ Startups Transforming Brick-And-Mortar Retail In One Infographic September 13, 2017 If you are a startup in the retail industry, add or edit your profile directly at the CB Insights Editor to get in front of our research team. CPG Ecommerce Expert Research Financing & Exits Frontier Tech Market Map Retail Tech September 13, 2017 If you are a startup in the retail industry, add or edit your profile directly at the CB Insights Editor to get in front of our researc…

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  • Developer Announces Plan for Former Steel Site to Woo Amazon

    NBC Chicago – Local News

    A Chicago real estate development firm released a new plan for the former Finkl Steel site on Wednesday – with tech giant Amazon in mind.Photo Credit: Sterling Bay

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  • 4 Leading Entrepreneurs Share Their Best Advice for CRE Brokers

    Hightower Blog

    At its core, commercial real estate brokerage is truly an entrepreneurial business. While you might be working at a large, established company, it's still up to you to win new business, successfully manage client relationships and in many cases, run a high-performing team. Ultimately, your success is in your own hands, which presents you with a huge opportunity.  So, how can you embrace the entrepreneurial mindset and take advantage? VTS spoke to four leading entrepreneurs (including our ow…

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  • Bodegas in New York City don’t need to be ‘disrupted’

    Curbed – New York

    Silicon Valley seems to be obsessed with “disrupting” services that already exist—and, for decades, have worked just fine—in New York City, whether it’s laundromats or dollar vans or even dog-walkers. Now, we can add bodegas to that list; Fast Company reports that a start-up calling itself Bodega has set out to replicate the convenience of corner stores, but without, well, the stores themselves. (It is, at its core, a fancy vending machine.) The headline of Fast Company’s piece—“Two Ex-Googlers …

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  • Bodega raises $2.5M to build a smart store kiosk in your apartment building

    TechCrunch – Mobile

    Bodega raises $2.5M to build a smart store kiosk in your apartment building Posted 36 minutes ago by Matthew Lynley (@mattlynley) 0 SHARES Next Story Trello finally comes to the desktop If you’re in a big city like New York City, you’re probably used to walking around the block away from where you live to the corner shop and picking up a jug of milk or some dishwashing detergent. But Paul McDonald (who says he has not lived in New York), who was at Google for more than 13 years, wants to collaps…

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