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Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast

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Tech Nest is the proptech podcast where we discover all the latest in proptech by interviewing the innovators and leaders from startup that are challenging the way we buy, sell, and invest in real estate. When you listen to Tech Nest, you'll get in-depth interviews and discussions each week, focused on uncovering trends in proptech and how startups are transforming the real estate landscape. Don't miss an episode, subscribe today!
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Episodes

Industrial Warehousing Innovations, with Brad Wright of Chunker and Peter Lewis of Wharton Equity Partners

About Peter Lewis and Wharton Equity Partners Peter C. Lewis is the President and Founder of Wharton Equity Partners, a prominent real estate developer and investor with over thirty years of experience in multifamily, mixed-use and, most recently, industrial sectors. Wharton Equity Partners is a NYC-based real estate owner, operator and developer with an increasingly active venture capital arm - Wharton Equity Ventures - which has been an important investor in several pioneering companies that h...

Jan 18, 202245 minSeason 9Ep. 91

Tech Nest Podcast Returns with FinLedger

About Nate: Nate Smoyer is Director of Marketing for Avail, a platform for DIY landlords and their renters. He helped take the company from seed stage through series A, and to exit in just under 18 months. Proptech is a passion and he’s mildly obsessed with the industry. Outside of work, he’s running through the Black Hills of South Dakota seeking adventure. When not running, you’ll find him on the highway riding his Indian Chief Vintage, at the skatepark riding BMX—all before resting by the fir...

Jan 11, 202236 minSeason 9Ep. 90

S8E88 Interview with Dan Green, CEO of Homebuyer

Personalized homebuyer education to reduce acquisition costs and boost loan profits. Email Dan: dan@homebuyer.ai Connect with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangreenhomebuyer Follow Homebuyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/homebuyerai Check out Homebuyer: https://homebuyer.ai...

May 21, 202049 minSeason 8Ep. 88

S8E87 Interview with Rich Sarkis, CEO of Reonomy

Reonomy is the leading provider of Property Intelligence. We recently launch Reonomy Research to provide in-depth historical analysis and uncover trends during this period of uncertainty. Email Rich: Reonomy@n6a.com Connect with Rich on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsarkis Follow Rich on Twitter: https://twitter.com/richsarkis Follow Reonomy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/reonomy Check out Reonomy: https://www.reonomy.com...

May 18, 202055 minSeason 8Ep. 87

S8E86 Interview with Annelise Osborne, Head of Strategy at Metechi

Metechi is a bank centered syndicated marketplace providing lenders instant access to commercial real estate loans originated by banks. Annelise Osborne is Head of Strategy at Metechi, a fintech making capital markets more efficient. Previously, she was COO of Propellr, a broker dealer focused on upgrading finance through blockchain technology and digital asset, as well as SVP at Moody’s Investor Service, leading ratings teams within structured finance. Annelise is active in numerous industry or...

May 14, 202054 minSeason 8Ep. 86

S8E85 Interview with Wes Walker, CEO of Propersum

Propersum in an online marketplace for vacation rental home buyers to analyze properties with reliable financials from local property management companies. This collective participation from local experts in management drives purchase confidence for property buyers, accelerates sales for real estate agents, and generates new rental inventory for property managers. Email Wes: wes@propersum.com Connect with Wes on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wes-walker Follow Propersum on Twitter: https:...

May 11, 202057 minSeason 8Ep. 85

S8E84 Interview with Jonathan Martis, CEO at Kleard

Kleard provides smart technology to the real estate industry and our latest feature-set called Kleard Now allows properties for sale to be Self Toured. Email Jonathan: jonathan@kleard.com Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-martis-kleard-ceo-b6183810 Checkout Kleard: https://www.kleard.com...

May 07, 202059 minSeason 8Ep. 84

S8E83 Interview with Matt Cors, Director at CREXi

CREXi is the commercial real estate industry's fastest-growing marketplace, data, and technology platform. Connect with Matt on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-cors-423a15b Follow CREXi on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CREXinc Visit CREXi online: https://www.crexi.com

May 04, 202055 minSeason 8Ep. 83

S8E82 Interview with John Fagan, CEO at Doorkee

Doorkee is a peer-to-peer apartment rental platform where Landlords, Departing Tenants, and Apartment Seekers work together. Landlords pre-lease units, saving money on vacancy, broker fees, and marketing costs. Departing Tenants earn a rent refund of ~$1,000 by giving early notice and providing apartment tours. Apartment Seekers find their perfect home months sooner than ever, searching, touring, applying and closing on an all-in-one platform - without every paying a broker fee. Email John at: j...

Apr 27, 20201 hr 19 minSeason 8Ep. 82

S8E81 Interview with Rob Chesnut, Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb

Rob Chesnut is the Chief Ethics Officer of Airbnb, Inc., a role he took on in late 2019 after almost four years as Airbnb’s General Counsel. Rob is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Virginia. He worked for 14 years with the U.S. Justice Department, where he prosecuted bank robberies, kidnappings, murder, and espionage cases, including the prosecution of CIA employee Aldrich Ames. He joined eBay in 1999 as its third lawyer, where he led eBay’s North America legal team and lat...

Apr 20, 202057 minSeason 8Ep. 81

S8E80 Interview with Hannah Gorlick, Co-Founder of Doorside

Hannah Gorlick is the CEO and Co-Founder of Doorside, a software company providing custom marketplace apps for the real estate vertical. Dooride's platform solutions empower real estate brokerages with recruiting and virtual team-building; property managers with on-demand tours; and service-based businesses with a marketplace engine. Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahgorlick Follow Doorside on Twitter: https://twitter.com/getdoorside Visit Doorside Online: https:...

Apr 13, 202050 minSeason 8Ep. 80

S8E79 Interview with Georges Benoliel, Founder of NestApple

New York-based next generation real estate technology and brokerage firm NestApple (www.nestapple.com) is offering home buyers the opportunity to earn a 2% rebate check of the sale price. NestApple founders, Georges and Nicole Fishman Benoliel are long-time real estate investors in New York City. After going through the lengthy and costly process several times, they grew increasingly uneasy about the outdated system. While most segments of the economy have evolved due to innovation, real estate ...

Apr 06, 202057 minSeason 8Ep. 79

S7E78 Interview with Robert Salvador, CEO of DigiBuild

DigiBuild is a construction management and business intelligence software utilizing blockchain technology to provide solutions to the construction industry. Their CEO, Robert Salvador, is an accomplished entrepreneur in the real estate and construction industry with experience as a contractor, technologist, and consultant. Email Robert at: rob@digibuild.com Connect with Robert on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-salvador-7a72aa91 Check out DigiBuild at: https://digibuild.com...

Mar 30, 20201 hr 9 minSeason 7Ep. 78

S7E77 Interview with David Sullivan, CEO of Till

I like adventures. I'm currently building Till, whose mission is to develop personalized financial experiences for renters to transform the way they pay and stay in the home; GooD, a housing fund; and a family with my wife and three kids. Previously, I was the COO of The American Home, one of the first SFR funds which we sold to Silverbay. Connect with David on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsullivantill Follow David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/goodfundz Check out Till - https:...

Mar 23, 20201 hr 3 minSeason 7Ep. 77

S7E75 Interview with Rikki Rogers, VP of Marketing at Curbio

Curbio allows homeowners to flip their own homes with our turnkey pre-sale renovations. Curbio's turnkey solution eliminates the stress, hassles, and upfront costs of renovations. Connect with Rikki on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rikkithompsonrogers Follow Rikki on Twitter - https://twitter.com/msrikkirogers Follow Curbio on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CurbioHQ Visit Curbio's Website - https://www.curbio.com...

Mar 09, 202055 minSeason 7Ep. 75

S7E74 Interview with Drew Sterrett, Co-Founder of LEX

Bio: Drew began his career in real estate at Tungsten Partners, a real estate private equity firm, where he sourced, evaluated, structured, and facilitated real estate investments. Assessing risk and analyzing the financial and strategic viability of investment opportunities, Drew helped source, scrutinize, appraise, and model the risk, potential value, and strategic viability for real estate investments in markets including New York City, Miami, San Francisco, Marfa, Madrid, and Venice, amounti...

Feb 17, 202048 minSeason 7Ep. 74

S7E73 Interview with Janine Yorio, Co-Founder of Compound

Compound’s technology connects investors from diverse backgrounds and geographies — who have historically not had access to high-quality urban residential real estate — and allows them to pool their capital to buy apartments in high-growth cities. Compound is a venture-backed real estate marketplace and qualified opportunity zone business based in New York City. Compound is led by Janine Yorio (previously head of real estate at Standard Hotels) and Jesse Stein (previously COO of ETRE Financial)....

Feb 10, 202043 minSeason 7Ep. 73

S7E72 Interview with Kenon Chen, EVP of Clear Capital

Clear Capital, a real estate technology solutions platform, employs machine learning and artificial intelligence to provide detailed analytics-based, automated valuation models (both residential and commercial) and appraisal information to help lenders and mortgage originators make more informed decisions. Clear Capital was founded in 2001 and is the largest privately held valuation solutions company in the U.S. Check out Clear Capital - https://www.clearcapital.com Follow Clear Capital on Twitt...

Jan 20, 202049 minSeason 7Ep. 72

S7E71 Interview with Zachary Aarons, Co-Founder of MetaProp

Learn more about MetaProp: https://www.metaprop.org Follow MetaProp on Twitter: https://twitter.com/metapropnyc Connect with Zach on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachaarons/ Follow Zach on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZacharyAarons

Jan 13, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 7Ep. 71

S7E70 Interview with Chris Rising, CEO of Rising Realty Partners

Rising Realty Partners is a full-service real estate platform specializing in creating and adding value to world-class commercial and industrial properties. Rising Realty Partners Website: https://risingrp.com Follow Rising RP on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RisingRP Follow Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisRising Connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherrising...

Jan 06, 202058 minSeason 7Ep. 70

S6E69 Interview with Brody Saunders, CEO of IdealEstate

IdealEstate is a nationwide network that helps real estate professionals build their online brand, promote their services and connect with new opportunities. Brody's Email - brodysaunders@idealestate.co IdealEstate.co IdealEstate on LinkedIn IdealEstate on Twitter

Dec 30, 201955 minSeason 6Ep. 69

S6E68 Interview with Laurence Jankelow, Co-Founder of Avail

Avail is the only online rental platform built specifically for do-it-yourself landlords. Our full-cycle platform offers landlords an affordable way to list their rental properties, screen tenants, customize and sign digital leases, collect rent, manage maintenance, and more. Connect with Laurence Jankelow, and learn more about Avail! Avail's Website: https://www.avail.co Avail on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/helloavail Avail on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/helloavail Laurence ...

Dec 23, 201951 minSeason 6Ep. 68

S6E67 Interview with Ajay Kumar, CEO of TheHouseMonk

Co-living is a rapidly expanding market that is catching the attention of service providers, global. In this interview, I talk with the founder and CEO of TheHouseMonk, Ajay Kumar, about a recent report his company compiled detailing the global co-living market. We get into details such as which country has the most renters living in co-living, which is most profitable, and where some of the biggest opportunities are. TheHouseMonk is a platform designed for tenants to improve their living experi...

Dec 16, 201955 minSeason 6Ep. 67

S6E66 Interview with Brenden Millstein, CEO of Carbon Lighthouse

Our mission is to stop climate change. Period. It is now significantly profitable for businesses to prioritize reducing carbon emissions — and with Efficiency Production, we have both the means and the motivation to be a catalyst for change. Brenden's Email - info@carbonlighthouse.com Brenden's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendenmillstein Company's Twitter - https://twitter.com/climate_solved Company's LinkedIn - https://www.carbonlighthouse.com...

Dec 09, 20191 hr 4 minSeason 6Ep. 66

S6E65 Interview with Karen Abram, Founder of dashCMA

What is dashCMA: dashCMA is a modern pricing tool for the modern real estate agent. dashCMA allows the agent to support and illustrate their pricing strategy in minutes, not hours. With 1 search, dashCMA shows the perspective of 25+ searches from leading competitors. Simply put, dashCMA equips the agent with a modern pricing perspective that their competition isn’t showing helping them win more listings, win more accepted offers but more importantly, win their client’s trust. What was the “need”...

Nov 25, 201957 minSeason 6Ep. 65

S6E64 Tech Nest Proptech Guests Raise $200M Cumulatively and Industry Updates

Nate is the director of marketing at Avail and host of the Tech Nest Podcast: The Real Estate and Tech Show. He's worked with other PropTech companies, helping them implement growth strategies through paid media. In a previous life, Nate was a real estate agent for Keller Williams Realty's number one team, the Ben Kinney Team. Prior to going all in on real estate, he cut his teeth in sales and marketing working in the software and digital publishing industry for 6 years. Email Nate: nate@avail.c...

Nov 18, 201944 minSeason 6Ep. 64

S6E62 Interview with Sean Hsieh, CEO of Concreit

Co-founder, Jordan Levy, previously built and sold Flowroute with Sean Hsieh. Concreit is a micro-investing platform for commercial real estate that keeps your money flexible. We aim to create a stable and predictable return for investors by accessing private real estate investments & lending opportunities that are not publicly traded. Check out Concreit's website - concreit.com Concreit on Twitter - twitter.com/ConcreitApp Sean Hsieh on LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/seanhsieh Sean Hsieh on Twi...

Nov 04, 201958 minSeason 6Ep. 62

S6E61 Interview with Thomas Kutzman, Co-CEO of Prevu

Thomas is Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Prevu, a customer-focused digital home buying platform delivering industry-leading efficiency and savings. Frustrated over the lack of control and transparency he experienced throughout the home buying process, he launched Prevu in 2017 with his good friend, Chase Marsh, to establish a smarter way to transact. Before Prevu, Thomas spent 12 years working at highly established asset management firms in both the US and Europe, where he gained valuable experience i...

Oct 28, 201951 minSeason 6Ep. 61
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