KP's unfiltered insights on innovation, technology, and startups in real estate and construction.
At Shadow Ventures, we've built a community of tech-focused industry professionals who refuse to accept the status quo. In our community Slack channel, we frequently host Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions...
At Shadow Ventures, we've built a community of tech-focused industry professionals who refuse to accept the status quo. In our community Slack channel, we frequently host Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions...
I recently attended a conference with some of the largest real estate developers and owners from New York City. Most of them have invested in PropTech. However, they are all first wave investors. They were excited...
Today I am at a Future of Cities conference. I remember over a decade ago, IBM had a massive launch of their Smart"everything." One of the big areas for them was Smart cities. According to the Smart City Council,..
A large corporate strategic partner is an elephant; a startup is a mouse. I did not create this metaphor, but I do use it a lot. The elephant has the size and the resources but can be a bit slow; the startup has...
"The Project is the Enterprise"--I have been saying this for almost two decades. If you've read my previous articles, I speak to the facts around innovation in the built environment especially with regard to its...
I must admit that I can be a little "old school." To build a great, fast-growing company, your activities should be focused on acquiring customers, talent, and investors. I have tried to be open to understanding the...
Desmond Tutu once said, "there is only one way to eat an elephant: a bite at a time." Not sure who is eating elephants, but I get the point. When you face an enormous task, it's helpful to take just a little...
At our office, we have an indoor running track. It's a converted gym, and it's one of the coolest things about our office. I was walking on it yesterday having a phone call (yeah, it's better than some sort of...
I previously discussed how The Cap-Ex : Op-Ex Conundrum is the foundational issue that keeps the building industry from innovating. The planet is still on fire, and the real estate industry is broadly...
What is a lunch and learn? I'm sure the term is used in other industries, but for the building industry specifically it is when a building product representative--or any vendor, for that matter--comes to an AEC...
When we launched Shadow Labs almost two years ago, I didn't want to call it an incubator. Instead, we called it a lab. We still call it Shadow Labs, but when people ask us what it is, we usually refer to it as an incubator...
