Kim-Mai Cutler, a longtime tech journalist and currently a partner at Initialized Capital, joins the show with Scott Kitun. Kim-Mai has spent most of her life around Silicon Valley and knows from her experiences and studies just what the problems tech faces and its impact on California and the world as a whole. She dives…
For many of us, it’s been a long long time since we experienced the office setting. The pandemic has pushed large swaths of the labor force into work from home settings, some permanent and some companies promising flexible policies. So just what is the return to the office going to look like? We dive into…
Megan Blu joins the podcast to talk with Scott about her American Dreamhouse property, Boeing Ave, that’s an investable property that has already sold out on Republic Real Estate. Originally a designer, Megan began fixing up and selling homes in California 6 years ago and has made a career out of flipping. She talks about…
John Green and the team at Nada wants to make you CEO of your largest asset: your home. Nada simplifies the home ownership buying and selling process by handling mortgage, title and insurance services while eliminating realtor fees. John joins Scott on the show to talk about how his background as punk rock musician helped…
When COVID-19 put the office workers at home indefinitely, Thru Shivakumar thought her company would be dead in the water. However as the dust began to clear (working professionals and parents struggling to work from home),it’s evident offices are a needed space in the current work environment. What was an existential concern became a strength…
Buying a home is one of the most symbolic ways we have to establishing the “American Dream”. However, the process by which we buy and sell via listings, real estate agents and brokers is too often a struggle and leaving you with less money than you deserve. Danyal Ali has found a way to make…
CMO of Gearflow. It’s 2020, everything is supposed to be online..and you’ll still be surprised how many functions of our society are still on the outside looking in at E-commerce. Construction, an essential business these days, is no exception and Ben Preston and his co-founder Luke Powers saw a huge opportunity to address a major…
CEO of Obie. Insurance tech has been an industry ripe for disruption with a slew of companies like ClearCover, CoverWallet, Kin and Vouch making waves recently. Obie, a combo insurance brokerage and risk management platform is geared to join the fray by focusing on serving real estate investors from multiunit to single family residences (SFRs).…
CEO of Industrious. Jamie Hodari, co-founder and CEO of Industrious, joins the show to talk with Scott about the rapid change in office space and why momentum was already turning towards increased remote work pre-COVID. The days of centralized headquarters with hundreds of employees are dwindling, with teams expanding globally and the need for smaller…
With worldwide travel spending estimated to decrease by $810 billion in 2020, companies from every part of the travel industry are experiencing a massive drop in revenue. We’ve all seen the headlines about Marriot and Airbnb’s valuation reductions, but most articles haven’t focused on the smaller players; the people who give visitors their first impression.…