Tech Nest: The Proptech Podcast

Subscribe to Tech Nest: the Proptech Newsletter for weekly updates: https://www.technest.io/tech-nest-the-proptech-newsletter--About JeffAs President of CubiCasa, Jeff leads the company’s overall strategy to digitize property data collection and unlock actionable data insights for homeowners and mortgage professionals alike. Prior to leading CubiCasa, Jeff served as Executive Vice President, Innovation Labs for Clear Capital—the company’s in-house innovation hub which focused on research, testing, and development of new products and solutions.About CubiCasaCubiCasa is a proptech company focused on providing value for real estate professionals through the digitization of properties. The company has already delivered over 1,000,000 floor plans and is widely used by photographers, studios and real estate agents around the world.The CubiCasa App is currently available for the iPhone, iPad and Android devices.Core Tech Overview:The scanning solution is the most scalable way to acquire property interior data. Enabling any space to be indexed, searched, sorted, and understood.CubiCasa is focusing on >$10B property data business in the US. Their "Video to BIM"​ technology enables the fastest way to acquire a huge amount of property interior data. Their unique business model together with AI technology ensures that our Property data API will become the standard in the US and global market.Connect with Jeff on LinkedInCheck out CubiCasa

21 Okt 20235min

Subscribe to Tech Nest: the Proptech Newsletter for weekly updates: https://www.technest.io/tech-nest-the-proptech-newsletter--About Ben With a career spanning nearly two decades as an entrepreneur and business leader, Ben Steward has a proven track-record for driving growth in companies. As the CRO at Funnel, Ben is responsible for building successful revenue-generation teams and strategies from the ground up. Whether infusing voice-of-customer into products and pricing, or developing partnerships and strategies to accelerate business growth, Ben brings an entrepreneurial view to the business at large. A former soccer pro, Ben approaches challenges with a team-first mentality and a competitive spark. Ben now spends his out-of-office hours in the sunshine with his wife and son at their home in Bend, OR.About RevyseMake discovering, buying, and managing multifamily software easier for everyoneMoving into a new home should feel more like winning the lottery and less like a trip to the DMV, but legacy systems and outdated software have weighed the real estate industry down. Constrained by manual processes and mediocre integrations, owners and operators have little time left to implement the right tech and tools needed to level-up the renter experience.Revyse exists to change that.We're here to help vendors drop new products like they're hot, to free up property managers to deliver earth-shatteringly great customer service, and to help renters find a place to call home, hassle-free.Connect with Ben on LinkedInCheck out Revyse

20 Okt 20235min

Subscribe to Tech Nest: the Proptech Newsletter for weekly updates: https://www.technest.io/tech-nest-the-proptech-newsletter--Sean Roberts, the CEO of Villa, joins Tech Nest today to discuss what he's leading at Villa. He joined the company earlier in the year, and is helping expand Villa's ADU empire across the state of California. As the largest provider of ADUs in California, Sean breaks down the key advantages Villa has over the competition when it comes to manufacturing, logistics, and working with local governments. They may be a construction company on the surface, but there's far more than what meets the eye. Listen in to what Sean has to say.More about Sean and VillaVilla’s mission is to be the easiest, fastest, and most cost-efficient way to build homes. As the largest provider of prefab ADUs in California, Villa simplifies the complex process of building a new housing unit in your own backyard, from design to installation. Villa has created a scalable, affordable alternative to traditional on-site construction, and is modernizing the way that new housing is built in the U.S. Sean Roberts is Villa’s CEO. Prior to Villa, he served as both COO and CFO at Orchard, a proptech company with vertically-integrated real estate brokerage, title/escrow, and mortgage offerings and innovative capital-enabled consumer offerings. Before Orchard, Sean was an investor at TPG, a leading global private equity firm, where he focused primarily on investments in operationally-intensive real estate oriented businesses. He began his career as an investment banker in the Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs. He has served on corporate boards in the past. Sean holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University in Canada.Connect with Sean on LinkedInCheck out Villa

17 Okt 202349min

Subscribe to Tech Nest: the Proptech Newsletter for weekly updates: https://www.technest.io/tech-nest-the-proptech-newsletter--Links discussed in today's episode:NYC's adds restrictions to short-term rentals: https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2023/09/01/nyc-airbnb-rules-local-law-18/)The law itself: https://www.nyc.gov/assets/specialenforcement/downloads/pdfs/FINAL-RULES-GOVERNING-REGISTRATION-AND-REQUIREMENTS-FOR-SHORT-TERM-RENTALS.pdf Quote from Brian Chesky & article from Skift: https://skift.com/2023/10/02/airbnb-and-hotels-growth-ambitions-could-threaten-peaceful-coexistence/ Tweets discussing an "Airbnb crash": https://twitter.com/search?q=%22airbnb%20crash%22&src=typed_query  Tech Nest interview Vered Schwarz, COO of Guesty: https://technest.io/2021/09/s4e41-interview-with-vered-schwarz-coo-at-guesty/ Tech Nest inteview with James Strong, Co-founder of Rabbu: https://technest.io/2021/09/s4e49-interview-with-james-strong-cto-co-founder-of-rabbu/ Tech Nest interview with Wes Walker, CEO of Propersum: https://technest.io/2021/10/s8e85-interview-with-wes-walker-ceo-of-propersum/  Tech Nest interview with Vince Breslin, CEO of Uplisting, and Emmanuel Lavoie, CEO of Jetstream: https://technest.io/2022/05/vacation-rental-hospitality-market-tech-with-vince-breslin-ceo-of-uplisting-and-emmanuel-lavoie-ceo-of-jetstream/Tech Nest interview with Marcus Rader, CEO of Hostaway: https://technest.io/2022/08/advanced-management-tech-for-vacation-rentals-with-marcus-rader-ceo-of-hostaway/ Tech Nest interview with Jonah Hanig, Founder of Rove: https://technest.io/2023/03/remote-work-ready-luxury-vacation-rentals-with-jonah-hanig-founder-of-rove/ Tech Nest interview with John Andrew Entwistle, CEO of Wander: https://technest.io/2023/03/verticalizing-luxury-vacation-smart-homes-with-john-andrew-entwistle-ceo-of-wander/ Tech Nest interview with Paul Kromidas, CEO of Summer: https://technest.io/2023/10/second-homes-vacation-rentals-converge-with-paul-kromidas-founder-and-ceo-of-summer/ Tech Nest Newsletter: https://technest.beehiiv.com/subscribeEmail me to get a copy of the Skift STR report and tech landscape breakdown.About Nate and Tech Nest PodcastTech Nest: The Proptech Podcast is hosted by Nate Smoyer. The purpose of this show is to highlight the founders and leaders of companies who are working to transform the way we buy, sell, and invest in real estate.Nate Smoyer is an accomplished marketing veteran within proptech and the current host of Tech Nest: the Proptech Podcast. With over 10 years of experience building and leading marketing teams, Nate’s helped startups such as Avail (acquired by Realtor.com) and Obie achieve industry recognition for growth, performance, and culture. Follow Nate on Twitter - https://twitter.com/natesmoyerConnect with Nate on LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/in/natesmoyerFollow Tech Nest on Twitter - https://twitter.com/technestpodcastFollow Tech Nest on LinkedIn - https://linkedin.com/company/technestpodcastSubscribe to the new Tech Nest Newsletter - https://technest.beehiiv.com/subscribe Check out Tech Nest - https://technest.io

11 Okt 202333min

Subscribe to Tech Nest: the Proptech Newsletter for weekly updates: https://www.technest.io/tech-nest-the-proptech-newsletter--Prior to RentBase, Noaam was a real estate agent for over 10 years in the Boston area. Throughout his career as an agent, Noaam closed over 1000 rentals and converted $30M in sales from those rentals.RentBase is the first all-in-one platform that helps Real Estate agents and brokers organize and track all their rental deals, save hours of time qualifying and matching their leads to listings, and identify future sales from their existing rental deals.Noaam was previously featured on Tech Nest. You can listen to his complete interview about RentBase on Tech Nest: https://technest.io/2023/06/unlocking-revenue-in-leasing-with-noaam-blum-ceo-of-rentbase/ Connect with Noaam on LinkedInCheck out RentBase

5 Okt 20234min

Subscribe to Tech Nest: the Proptech Newsletter for weekly updates: https://www.technest.io/tech-nest-the-proptech-newsletter--Dr. Ardalan Khosrowpour is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Board Member at OnSiteIQ. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and MS from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne. After completing his Ph.D., he was appointed as a Runway postdoctoral fellow at Cornell Tech where OnSiteIQ was born. His unique expertise in construction management and machine learning have been the principal driving forces behind OnSiteIQ's visual documentation and collaboration platform.OnsiteIQ is the definitive verification layer for real estate construction. Since 2017, we’ve worked with real estate owners, developers, and investors to deliver the construction intelligence they need to make business-critical decisions about their portfolios.OnsiteIQ delivers 360º imagery of active builds across your real estate portfolio, offering a perfect record of progress to date, along with real-time project analysis and actionable insight.Connect with Ardalan on LinkedInCheck out OnSiteIQ

4 Okt 20237min

Subscribe to Tech Nest: the Proptech Newsletter for weekly updates: https://www.technest.io/tech-nest-the-proptech-newsletter--Owning a summer home is a dream for many Americans. The annual costs of keeping a summer home, however, remains a significant hurdle for most. You could try to make your second home a vacation rental to subsidize the costs or even get a return on your investment, but that's a lot of work most are equipped to handle.Paul Kromidas, CEO and Founder of Summer joins Tech Nest to discuss these topics and more. Summer is working to create a better path to ownership of vacation homes. Homes that owners can use when they want, and rent out the rest of the year. One unique concept Summer is bringing to market is a gradual ownership model—a totally unique offering in the vacation or second homes market.Vacation rentals have been all the hubbub this year. Listen in to Paul as he'll shed light on where the industry is and where it has room to grow.More about Paul and SummerSummer is on a mission to open access to vacation homes by eliminating the headache and risk associated with buying. The company was founded in New York by Paul Kromidas and launched in 2022. To date, Summer has raised more than $30M in equity funding from investors including: QED, Viola Group, Lightspeed Venture Partners, 1Sharpe Ventures, as well as a number of strategic and angel investors. As CEO and Founder of Summer, Paul Kromidas is a mission-driven entrepreneur pioneering an innovative approach to vacation home ownership. Bringing over a decade of experience in accelerating growth and scaling teams across the technology, real estate, finance and strategy sectors, Kromidas has a proven track record with industry leaders such as Airbnb, Deloitte, Alfred and Moody’s. With extensive experience in leadership at venture-backed businesses in the housing and hospitality industries, Kromidas founded and continues to build Summer with the mission to help American families achieve their long-term goals. Follow Paul on TwitterConnect with Paul on LinkedInFollow Summer on TwitterCheck out Summer

3 Okt 202349min

Subscribe to Tech Nest: the Proptech Newsletter for weekly updates: https://www.technest.io/tech-nest-the-proptech-newsletter--Joe Hoppis is the Co-founder and CEO of a startup called Pairadime. Pairadime is working to make co-buying residential real estate much simpler and a better experience. In this interview, Joe breaks down how many co-buying transactions there are, why this trend will likely continue to grow, and what Pairadime is actually doing to help close these transactions. Joe's passion for real estate is self-evident as he's had a 20+ year career, committed to the industry. He also shares his passion and desire to see Pairadime help address some of the housing affordability challenges many are experiencing across the country. More about Joe and PairadimePairadime works with consumers, are unmarried, purchase real estate together. This includes friends, couples, and families. Pairadime has focused on creating partnerships with real estate agents, lenders, and legal professionals to help assist in completing co-buying transactions. Pairadime sees their role as being are allies in real estate affordability by helping buyers unite with fellow buyers and professionals to easily and successfully purchase property together.  Joe has spent 22 years in the real estate industry. From top producer to broker/owner, Joe's always had a passion to creatively finding paths to home ownership. Connect with Joe on LinkedInCheck out Pairadime

26 Sep 202339min