Season 6

Why has the acknowledged perception of proptech changed from simply implementing cool technology to ensuring that any technology purchased delivers results? Was the backoffice the starting place for proptech innovation? What ...

Is proptech entering a maturing phase as it shifts from digitization of manual processes to adding automation layers, powered largely by AI? Can reducing upstream rework in construction lead to overall improvements in constru...

What were the benefits of being a student athlete at UC Berkeley? Why was it so beneficial for Ben to learn the details of the finance behind real estate? Why don't more real estate professionals go back to school and earn th...

Why does defining proptech as the digitization of real estate work well as an umbrella definition? Why is the University of Berkeley a unique collegiate experience? Where does cognitive science and computer science intersect?...

How does the resident experience tie back to property operating economics? What were the contributing factors to the early serial entrepreneur ventures that David dabbled in? Where did David's early interest in technology ste...

Why is access to information a cornerstone component of proptech? How did Zillow and the Zestimate fundamentally change access to home valuations for homeowners and homebuyers? What are the important lessons that athletes can...

Can proptech be defined as the modernization layer for the built world? How did the Rabine family business grow from a local mom-and-pop services business to the national multi-business unit holding company that exists today?...

How did the complexity of the protech industry spark Diane's interest in taking on the challenges of building a company in this space? What was it like building an adtech startup during the Internet 2.0 heyday? How is the current AI boom similar to the Internet 1.0 era? Why did Diane jump from adte…