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As the retail industry heads into 2018, retail experts say companies like the ones listed here will find a way to master online retailing. As the retail industry heads into 2018, retail experts say companies like the ones listed here will find a way to master online retailing. Online retailing is often cast as an outlier threatening to decimate the traditional brick-and-mortar retail business. Whi...
LeaseMatrix Sale Confirms Opportunity in CRE Tech Space 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 just now embracing technology. As som...
“Adversity is neither friend nor foe. It is a common acquaintance that is desired less and rewarded most when embraced.” – Carolyn Wells (For a print version of this report,.) An essential tool for investors is the ability to understand what’s happening next. Equally important is knowing what to do once things have changed. Adaptation isn’t easy, and not without risk, but rewards will in...
Dec 19, 2017• Dec 12, 2017• Nov 30, 2017• Nov 22, 2017• Upstart rideshare service Uber is looking to make inroads with real estate partnerships during the next year. “From real estate developers to non-profits, our goal is to partner with businesses and organizations to provide innovative solutions to their workforce, package delivery and public safety challenges,” said Matt Powers, ge...
It takes moxie to go public with a huge prediction regarding what’s going to happen in tech, particularly if the prophesy would seismically alter the landscape of commerce. While plenty of people are divining that artificial intelligence will grow like crazy this year, and that the voice user interface will become a primary way for people to interact digitally, how about somebody think of someth...
The Internet giant will acquire Target Corp., Loup Venture co-founder Gene Munster wrote in a report highlighting eight predictions for the technology industry in 2018. (Bloomberg)—Amazon.com Inc.’s shakeup of the retail landscape may not be over, according to one well-known technology analyst. The Internet giant will acquire Target Corp., Loup Venture co-founder Gene Munster wrote in a report...
In a sign that computers will be able to perform image analysis as fluently as text analysis, a group of Stanford-based researchers were able to make accurate predictions about neighborhood voting patterns based on millions of pictures collected from Google Street View, reports The New York Times. While other academic projects have used artificial intelligence to mine Google Street View for socioc...
A commercial real estate development in Dubai became the first of its kind to accept the digital currency Bitcoin. Aston Plaza and Residences, developed by The Knox Group, is a 2.4M SF property consisting of two residential towers and a shopping mall. The project is expected to be completed in 2019, but Bitcoin is well on its way to making inroads in the commercial real estate mainstream. Knox...
Should I invest in Bitcoin? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by Auren Hoffman, SafeGraph CEO, on Quora: There are two questions one should think through. 1. Will Bitcoin become a long-term trusted store of value? Whether one should invest in bitcoin or not depends on whether you think...
This year has been a tough one for many young companies. But the problems faced by the founders, investors, and managers of companies such as Uber, Snap, and Blue Apron hasn't dissuaded other entrepreneurs from building new companies with the hope of disrupting existing industries or garnering a coveted billion-dollar unicorn valuation. Among the rookies were these seven companies, all of w...