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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Jerry Chu from Lofty AI

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Jerry Chu from Lofty AI

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Jerry Chu from Lofty AI. Who are you, and what do you do? Jerry Chu, I’m the CEO & Co-Founder at Lofty AI, a Y Combinator-backed real estate tech startup in Silicon Valley. What…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Dan Ryan from VergeSense

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Dan Ryan from VergeSense

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Dan Ryan from VergeSense. Who are you, and what do you do? I’m Dan Ryan and I am co-founder and CEO of VergeSense – an AI-powered sensor-as-a-service platform for commercial real estate. I am…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Vin Vomero from Foxy AI

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Vin Vomero from Foxy AI

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Vin Vomero from Foxy AI. Who are you, and what do you do? Vin Vomero, founder and CEO of Foxy AI. I am a former real estate developer turned tech entrepreneur. When an appraisal…

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The property data behind proptech innovation

The property data behind proptech innovation

Innovation seems to be the key that unlocks success. Steve Jobs certainly thought so, known for saying things like, “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower, and, “Innovation is the only way to win.” I’d like to agree primarily with the latter on behalf…

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General AI Will Not Come in Our Lifetimes

General AI Will Not Come in Our Lifetimes

I guess I’m not the only one who thinks AI is a bunch of bullsh*t. Naval Ravikant talks about the topic in his interview with Joe Rogan (embedded below). “We are nowhere near close to general AI. Not in our lifetimes. It’s so overblown.” “People…

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AI, Tech Platforms, and Shiny Objects

AI, Tech Platforms, and Shiny Objects

AI (artificial intelligence) does work across dozens of industries. Just ask Amazon, Starbucks, Target, and Walmart. What do those four have in common? Years of operational data, the money to invest in such an initiative, and experts in the discipline who know how to balance…

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Appraisal AI is Using AI for Next Generation Pricing Models

Appraisal AI is Using AI for Next Generation Pricing Models

[Note from editor: The “Mastermind Showcase” highlights companies and news from members of the Geek Estate Mastermind. Today’s showcase: Appraisal.ai] Combining big data and artificial intelligence, Appraisal AI is working to create the most accurate Intelligent Valuation Models to increase transparency in real estate markets…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: John Berkowitz from Ojo Labs

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: John Berkowitz from Ojo Labs

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with John Berkowitz from Ojo Labs. Without further ado… What do you do? I am the CEO and co-founder of OJO Labs. I wake up every day focused on supplying the direction, resources, and autonomy to…

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Request: Prove that AI in Real Estate Isn’t a Bunch of Bullsh*t

Request: Prove that AI in Real Estate Isn’t a Bunch of Bullsh*t

My strong suspicion is the majority of “real estate AI” is…. well, a bunch of PR and marketing muscle, with little to no data/machine learning/tech substance backing it up. In other words, it’s bullsh*t. Chat bots with basic algorithms are not AI. “Mechanical Turking”, which involves humans…

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Kelle, AI, and Keller Williams as a Technology Company

Kelle, AI, and Keller Williams as a Technology Company

Keller Williams announced an (AI) virtual assistant called Kelle last week, saying (among other things) “Through AI’s ever-increasing computing abilities, agents are able to access data like never before and gain even more insights. This allows them to better serve their clients, something pivotal to…

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