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Apply for the Blueprint 2023 Startup Showcase!

Apply for the Blueprint 2023 Startup Showcase!

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…

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Older and More Jaded

Older and More Jaded

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…

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AI Data Startup Lands $2m Seed Funding

AI Data Startup Lands $2m Seed Funding

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…

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Start-Up Chile’s Portfolio of Real Estate Start-Ups

Start-Up Chile’s Portfolio of Real Estate Start-Ups

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…

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An open letter to startups trying to disrupt the real estate industry

An open letter to startups trying to disrupt the real estate industry

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…

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The Phases of Building a Real Estate Tech Startup

The Phases of Building a Real Estate Tech Startup

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…

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How to make money with a real estate startup – infographic

How to make money with a real estate startup – infographic

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…

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Naming Your Real Estate Startup

Naming Your Real Estate Startup

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…

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Do You Research Using Crunchbase? Would you Use this Tool?

Do You Research Using Crunchbase? Would you Use this Tool?

A few weeks ago, I got a sneak peak of a new Crunchbase Visualization Tool built by the team at Cloudspace (same folks that brought you MyBlogLog). Here is a short video demo… For the entrepreneurs planning to raise money in the future, is this a tool…

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Proto.io – A Rapid Prototyping Tool for Mobile Product Validation

Proto.io – A Rapid Prototyping Tool for Mobile Product Validation

The first step in building any technology product is to wireframe the product, and validate the concept with real people. There are a wide range of software options to handle the wireframe stage. Personally, I’m a huge fan of Proto.io, one of the crucial web…

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