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Meet the RE Tech Founder: Justin Shum from AskAvenue

Meet the RE Tech Founder: Justin Shum from AskAvenue

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with the CEO of AskAvenue, Justin Shum. I certainly agree there is an opportunity to improve consumer-agent communication via chat (and give control back to the consumer in the process). That said, chat is a very…

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PropertyBase, Boston Logic, and Providence Equity Partners. A Q&A with Max-Michael Mayer

PropertyBase, Boston Logic, and Providence Equity Partners. A Q&A with Max-Michael Mayer

Some of you heard about the acquisition of Propertybase by Boston Logic earlier this month, a CRM startup we covered way back in 2012 and again in 2013. I know many founders read Geek Estate, many of whom have contemplated a strategic acquisition at one…

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Q&A With Stephen King from REX

Q&A With Stephen King from REX

I wrote about REX recently. I had a few follow up questions, and posed them to their CEO Stephen King for responses via email. Below is the ensuing dialogue… 1. What makes you believe a global listing marketplace is needed? Real estate has traditionally been a…

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Meet the RE Tech Founder: Connell McGill from Enertiv

Meet the RE Tech Founder: Connell McGill from Enertiv

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with the CEO of Enertiv, Connell McGill. Without further ado… What do you do? I am the CEO and one of the co-founders of Enertiv. My focus is driving the company vision, growing the team,…

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Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Jarred Kessler from Easyknock

Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Jarred Kessler from Easyknock

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with the CEO from Easyknock, Jarred Kessler. Without further ado… What do you do? I am the CEO of Easyknock and an investor in startups. I am the jack of all trades in the company and on…

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Meet the RE Entrepreneurs: Ben Rubenstein and Michael Lam from Opcity

Meet the RE Entrepreneurs: Ben Rubenstein and Michael Lam from Opcity

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with the co-founders of Opcity, Ben Rubenstein and Michael Lam. They are based in Austin and recently raised $27 million in funding. Without further ado… What do you do? Ben: I am the CEO of…

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Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Brian Balduf from VHT Studios

Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Brian Balduf from VHT Studios

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with the co-founder and CEO from VHT Studios, Brian Bulduf. Without further ado… What do you do? VHT Studios is the nation’s largest real estate photography and visual marketing company. I am the CEO and Co-Founder of…

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Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Erik Johnson from HomeHawk

Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Erik Johnson from HomeHawk

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Erik Johnson from HomeHawk. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m the Founder and CEO of HomeHawk. HomeHawk is a real estate chatbot in Messenger. Facebook opened the Messenger App to developers a…

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Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Gary Beasley from Roofstock

Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Gary Beasley from Roofstock

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Gary Beasley from Roofstock. Gary has experience few in the industry can compete with, going back to 2001 with Zip Realty. I had the chance to hop on the phone with him a couple weeks ago,…

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Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Tyler Gordon from Agent Inbox

Meet the RE Tech Entrepreneur: Tyler Gordon from Agent Inbox

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Tyler Gordon from Agent Inbox. I met Tyler at Inman in New York and had a chance to talk through his product/business — I’m bullish on the prospect of a communication platform for agents (and…

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