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Proptech Espresso

Learn everything you need to about Proptech from the real estate professionals, entrepreneurs, and visionaries at the forefront of this evolution. Proptech encompasses the wider digital transformation of real estate as innovators reimagine, reinvent, and rebuild the real estate industry. It considers both the technological and mentality change of the real estate industry, and its consumers to our attitudes, movements and transactions involving the built environment. Are you ready? Join the cutting edge of the Proptech movement on Proptech Espresso.

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Brent Wadas - Revolutionizing Construction with Robotics
April 10, 2024

Brent Wadas - Revolutionizing Construction with Robotics

How are many investors today differentiating proptech and construction tech? Is entrepreneurship genetic or learned? Why are the siloed dynamics typically involved in construction processes? What are the realities and challe…
Robin Rivaton - Delivering Real Estate Property Data At Scale
March 28, 2024

Robin Rivaton - Delivering Real Estate Property Data At Scale

How are smart cities and proptech-related terms? Which other investing domains typically fall under smart cities? What are all the different real estate asset classes that airports manage as part of their operations? How do …
Aleks Gampel - Empowering Others to Build a Better Physical World
March 14, 2024

Aleks Gampel - Empowering Others to Build a Better Physical World

What was it like to work at WeWork during its hypergrowth phase? Which businesses outside of the WeWork mothership were Aleks involved with? What did Aleks learn about the right cost of capital for different business models …
Sean Roberts - Redesigning Homebuilding To Solve Today's Challenges
Feb. 28, 2024

Sean Roberts - Redesigning Homebuilding To Solve Today's Challenges

How do investors in businesses fundamentally differ from operators of businesses? What is intellectually compelling about building and running a business that has not been done before? Are there unique challenges for high-gr…
Troy Harvey - The Toolkit for Building Autonomy
Feb. 15, 2024

Troy Harvey - The Toolkit for Building Autonomy

Are we in the early days of proptech or have we moved into a period of real estate technology maturity? Why has it taken so long for deeper technology solutions to be introduced into proptech? What are the parallels between …
Dominic Collins - Taking Control of Digital Asset Rights
Feb. 1, 2024

Dominic Collins - Taking Control of Digital Asset Rights

Does it make sense to be thinking about proptech as the technology that real estate companies should be building but can't? How is the digital transformation of media companies relevant to real estate owners and operators? H…
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About the Host

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Mark Hurst

Founder & CEO

Mark Hurst is a recognized proptech industry expert who works with leading proptech incubators and accelerators including NAR REACH, Plug N' Play, Moderne Passport, and The Housing Lab. A passionate real estate technologist, Mark is focused on re-inventing every aspect of modern day real estate by working with the most innovative companies in proptech. Most recently, he held a number of executive sales and operational roles at HouseCanary, the leading residential real estate & analytics company. Mark's background includes stints at prominent management consulting, investment banking, and tech companies, working for multiple public and private companies during his career. Mark received a BA in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he also took graduate business courses at the Sloan School of Management.