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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Garret Flower from ParkOffice

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Garret Flower from ParkOffice

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Garret Flower from ParkOffice. Who are you and what do you do? My name is Garret Flower, I’m the co-founder and CEO of ParkOffice – the parking software for smart offices. I’ve been an…

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Quitting Quayside: what’s next for Sidewalk Labs and investment in smart cities of the future?

Quitting Quayside: what’s next for Sidewalk Labs and investment in smart cities of the future?

[Editor’s note: Originally published on AEC Labs] After wending its master site development plan through three years of revisions spurred by public opposition and data privacy concerns, project approvals for Sidewalk Labs’ Quayside “smart city” project in Toronto were set for a June 25 vote. But…

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Becoming an Angel Investor for the First Time

Becoming an Angel Investor for the First Time

I’ve invested a significant amount of my personal capital (all of it..) into my own startups. But, never someone else’s company. Until a couple of months, that is. I’m excited to announce I’m an angel investor in Resident Ventures, a company that hosts bespoke culinary experiences…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Alex Enchin from WhereiPark

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Alex Enchin from WhereiPark

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Alex Enchin from WhereiPark. Who are you, and what do you do? A relentless pursuer of opportunity, born and raised in Toronto, Canada. One of the two founders of WhereiPark, a marketplace for monthly…

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How the Future of Last-Mile E-commerce Delivery Could Change Urban Planning Forever

How the Future of Last-Mile E-commerce Delivery Could Change Urban Planning Forever

[Note from editor: originally published on AEC Labs] Earlier this summer, I participated in an internal AECOM client event that discussed the future of “integrated” mobility hubs in different types of geographic locations (urban, suburban, and rural). What is an integrated mobility hub? It’s our working…

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Requiring Employers to Assist Employees with Housing Would Unleash Innovation

Requiring Employers to Assist Employees with Housing Would Unleash Innovation

[Note from editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for 165+ Geek Estate Mastermind members that consists of long form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample of one of the…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founders: Alex Allison and Dustin Abney from D. Alexander

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founders: Alex Allison and Dustin Abney from D. Alexander

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Alex Allison and Dustin Abney from D Alexander, a short-term rental real estate fund that is creating a new asset class. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? We’re Alex…

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AEC Hackathon 6.2 – Seattle

AEC Hackathon 6.2 – Seattle

The AEC (Architecture, Engineering, Construction) Hackathon is coming back to Seattle for another year. The event was created to give those designing, building, and maintaining our built environment the opportunity to collaborate with cutting edge technologies and its developers and designers. It is a community of innovators…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Brian Saab from Unearth Technologies

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Brian Saab from Unearth Technologies

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Brian Saab from Unearth Technologies. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? I’m a cofounder and CEO of Unearth Technologies, a data management platform for physical assets and large scale…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Clara Arroyave from PlaceMe

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Clara Arroyave from PlaceMe

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Clara Arroyave from PlaceMe. Without further ado… Who are you and what do you do? I’m Clara Arroyave and I’m the CEO and co-founder of PlaceMe, the largest co-living company in Boston. We offer…

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