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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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David Friedlander - Data Driven Architecture and The Need for Smarter Housing Design
Feb. 20, 2025

David Friedlander - Data Driven Architecture and The Need for Smarter Housing Design

Has proptech over the last decade or so become largely an attempt by entrepreneurs to throw process optimization software at real estate operations? What are micro-apartments and why did this approach of better space utiliza…
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Bryan Kester - Accelerating Construction Lending
Feb. 6, 2025

Bryan Kester - Accelerating Construction Lending

Did Bryan coin the term IoT? Does a built world vendor ecosystem framework of Design, Finance, Build, and Use cover all categories? Why do proptech startups take a while to validate and establish? How has Autodesk become so …
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Joseph Noor - Sophisticated Real Estate Money Saving Strategies For the Average Homeowner
Jan. 16, 2025

Joseph Noor - Sophisticated Real Estate Money Saving Strategies For the Average Homeowner

Did Mark Andreessen's famous essay about software eating the world lead to the term Proptech being coined? How did having family members who were real estate investors, developers, and property tax collectors establish a dee…
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Eoin Matthews - Building New Financial Solutions for Homeowners
Jan. 2, 2025

Eoin Matthews - Building New Financial Solutions for Homeowners

When understanding the definition of proptech, why does it make sense to look at who the definition is serving? How did a mechanical engineering student make their way to the Boston tech startup scene? What was it like build…
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Shannon Diesch - Making Sure Homeownership is Within Reach for Everyone
Dec. 19, 2024

Shannon Diesch - Making Sure Homeownership is Within Reach for Everyone

Does exposure to family entrepreneurship at an early age impact the likelihood of pursuing a startup later in life How extensively is fractional ownership touching the different real estate asset classes? Why is it important…
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Yale Shemer - Building the Usage Economy for Real Estate
Dec. 5, 2024

Yale Shemer - Building the Usage Economy for Real Estate

How did an Environmental Sciences degree lead to a career in sustainability? How did attending DesignX at MIT sow the seeds for TULU? Why did Yael become a minimalist? Where did the name TULU originate? Why did TULU believe …
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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.