Michael Beckerman Archives | Page 13 of 54 | CREtech

CRETECH January 29, 2018

Sorry. Just sayin’.Historically, most of the innovation in business comes from outside the industry itself.Retail was disrupted by Amazon. Media was disrupted by Facebook. Auto was disrupted by Uber. Hotels were disrupted by AirBnB. Healthcare...

CRETECH January 25, 2018

Q&A with Deepinder Singh, CEO of 75F

I was reading my customized news feed from The News Funnel the other day and

CRETECH January 18, 2018

Q&A with Caroline Shin, CEO & Co-Founder of Vacatia

Some of the most successful startups and entrepreneurs go places most of us would never have thought of. Or they simply go in directions where others are either too afraid to go or w...

CRETECH January 16, 2018

As someone who has been promoting, writing about, speaking about, and connecting with everyone and anyone I can all in commercial real estate tech since 2011, I can tell you that it has been a grind. Most of the time I have felt like I was carrying a boulder on my shoulder and slogging up hill. I knew that this was going to be tough, but man it was REALLY TOUGH! And I wasn’t surprised.

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CRETECH January 11, 2018

Q&A with Charlie Kuntz, Innovation Officer at Hines

When I was coming up in the world of commercial real estate in the late 1980s, there were a few names that were simply the gold standard that everyone in the industry followed...

CRETECH January 09, 2018

2017 was such an amazing year in the commercial real estate tech space. Our own platform tripled in size in terms of users, revenue and engagement. Yes it’s a reflection of our amazing team but it’s also that the CRE tech tide is rising and our vessel is clearly a beneficiary. And many others are benefiting as well. It’s a wonderful t...

CRETECH January 04, 2018

Q&A with Dominic Zabriskie

One of the reasons why the commercial real estate tech sector trails the residential sector in attracting investment is the lack of startup exits. There just haven’t been too many. And it totally makes sense. It’s a young sector, as the commercial real estate industry is ...

CRETECH January 02, 2018

I have been fascinated with robots for some time. And in particular, how they will impact jobs in the future. I often think about what jobs will be lost when my young kids enter the workforce. I think about their impact on professions like truckers, cashiers and even office workers. I think about the pain that might be coming but also the opportunities. As someone who has long been frustrated a...

CRETECH December 21, 2017