151. Kingmaking, De-Risking Every Investment & the Future of Real Estate Tech (Brendan Wallace)

Brendan Wallace of Fifth Wall Ventures joins Nick to discuss Kingmaking, De-Risking Every Investment & the Future of Real Estate Tech.  In this episode, we cover:

• how building a fund is different from a startup
• why fifth wall invests in real estate tech
• why they take a different approach to workign with LPs and portcos
• how large corporate LPs get comfortable with threatening tech that can destroy existing asset value
• Brendan gives an overview of the real estate tech landscape and how it's segmented
• why he thinks no other funds are focused on this sector
  the common demoniator he looks for in startups
• the concept of the built world and how tech will bridge the gap between physical and digital
• the most disruptive ideas he's come across in real estate
• how the hot trends like AI, AV, robotics and VR/AR will effect the sector
• and finally, what's surprised him most since raising fifth wall fund 1

 

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