LAB Ventures is returning to Blueprint Vegas 2024 to host the Startup Showcase with 75 and Sunny VC and Lab Ventures. Taking place on Tuesday, September 17th, they are looking for early-stage startups in the real estate and construction sectors. Startups applying to be included…

The RETAs recognize innovative and impactful real estate technologies. Apply for free to showcase your solutions and gain global recognition within the CREtech Community. Why Apply? Global Recognition and Awareness: Winners will be celebrated in front of the entire CREtech Community, gaining unparalleled exposure and…

LAB Ventures is returning to Blueprint 2023 to host the Startup Showcase. They are looking for early-stage startups who are revolutionizing the Real Estate and Construction sectors, and give them the Blueprint stage on September 11th.  The selected startups will receive exposure and two passes…

As I’ve grown older, I’ve grown more jaded — and I think that’s come through more than I’d like in my writing recently. There’s a fine line between negative and truthful. I’ve never wanted Geek Estate to push “rah rah every one, every startup, and every idea…

Today’s Geek word is “Ethnographic”. Basically, it’s the presentation of data as it applies to society or groups. Lynden Foust, Spatial’s CEO and a team of about 10 engineers are building a social layering platform that uses AI to cull about 30 different social media…

As many of you know, I’m currently down in Santiago going through Start-Up Chile building Horizon. Horizon is not a real estate startup. That said, there are a number of real estate startups that have gone through the incubator, some of the founders I’ve spoken…

There are always new startups popping up offering lower commissions and buyer rebates hoping that they’re going to be the next big thing in real estate. To date none of these new companies except Redfin have disrupted the industry at all. Personally, I believe it’s…

I’ve spent the last 2 years working on an early stage technology startup outside of the real estate industry, Oh Hey World, as well as working on several consulting projects within the industry (including Props) — and certainly have learned a few things about the…

I saw this infographic the other day on entrepreneur.com: The first step made me think of real estate right away: “Find a product that is popular but not yet perfect.” Does that not describe virtually everything in real estate? Practically every tech tool I use…

You’ve got the next breakthrough in the real estate industry. The product idea has been bubbling around in your head for months. You’ve validated it with customers. You’re 75% SURE (nothing is ever 100%) it will work. Maybe you’ve even built a MVP (minimum viable…