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CrowdStreet, Portland real estate funding startup, lays off a fifth of its staff

Lauren June 05, 2020

CrowdStreet, a Portland company that funds commercial real estate developments through its website, laid off 24 of its 110 employees Monday. The coronavirus outbreak has thrown the commercial real estate sector into tumult, with most office workers doing their jobs remotely and the broader economy heading sharpl...

The Office Is Far Away. Can Its Culture Survive?

Lauren June 05, 2020

An online plank-holding contest. Walk-and-talk meetings held outdoors via Zoom. A companywide game show based on Netflix’s “Love Is Blind,” capped with a virtual dance party. American companies are experimenting with new ways to replicate the camaraderie that once defined day-to-day life inside an office as a ...

Miguel McKelvey out at WeWork

Lauren June 05, 2020

Miguel McKelvey is leaving WeWork, the embattled office-sharing company he helped found in 2010. McKelvey was one of the few remaining executives at WeWork following its failed attempt to go public and ...

Visualizing Your Revenue At Risk With Power BI

Lauren June 05, 2020

The rapidly changing nature of the situation calls for more than simply running a report from an existing system or passing around spreadsheets that may already be out of date before they are received. Thanks to our wealth of experience with business intelligence, data and integration, we’ve been able to answer the call in record time by combining the rapidly deployed Power BI suite with existin...

Swivel pivots its flexible workspace software for commercial leases

Lauren June 04, 2020

Swivel has released a new SaaS-based leasing application to help commercial real estate leasing teams keep food on the table and the lights on at the office — and maybe at home. The Austin company released AgileView recently, which Swivel says helps office space landlords and leasing teams “transform traditional leasing processes to digital to ensure leasing velocity during the pandemic.”

Betterview Raises $7.5M in Funding

Lauren June 04, 2020

Betterview, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a software platform for P&C insurance carriers, raised $7.5m in funding. The round, which brought total capital raised to date to $17m, was led by ManchesterStory with participation from Guidewire Software, Nationwide, EMC Insurance Companies, MaidenRe, Compound, Winklevoss Capital, and...

Microsoft Aims to Dominate Technology at Work, Starting With Those Video Calls

Lauren June 04, 2020

When New York City’s education department ordered teachers to stop using Zoom videoconferencing for classes in April, because of security concerns, Microsoft Corp.

TODAY AT 12 PM EST: Virtual Demo Day

Lauren June 04, 2020

Tune in to our live Virtual Demo Day on Tuesday, June 9 to experience demos from the most innovative tech companies in commercial real estate. Virtual Demo Day is the best way to discover startups that you need to know about without leaving your desk. Plus, it’s FREE! Register now.

A sneak peek at San Francisco’s new low-carbon neighborhood

Lauren June 04, 2020

San Francisco's waterfront is home to a number of iconic attractions like the Ferry Building, Ghirardelli Square and Fisherman’s Wharf. It's also home to a lesser-known, 300-foot "stack" that has stood watch over the waterfront for decades.

Colliers publishes Technology Framework to create safe workplaces

Lauren June 04, 2020

Colliers International has launched a framework of technology solutions to help its clients create safe workplaces as staff return following the easing of the pandemic enforced lockdown. Colliers said the framework provides full details on "each piece of technology, including a working database of solutions that is constantly under review, and provides tailored recommendations based on the size an...