KP's unfiltered insights on innovation, technology, and startups in real estate and construction.
Earlier this month, Shadow Partners and the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) launched a collaboration to leverage our Strategic Partner Network and drive innovation and solutions to challenges facing the built environment.
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We’re on the cusp of an exponential decade for innovation in A/E/C and in an effort to further strengthen our position, this month, we’re announcing the hiring of Jeff Echols, an architect by training with 30 years of experience in the AEC industry.
When a salesperson or business development professional starts a new role, their first priority is to come in and build their "top of funnel." This roughly translates to booking as many meetings as possible with prospective customers. These leads...
While I continue to be concerned about daily events and signals, the majority of my conversations are now focused on the "new norm." It may get worse in the near term, but none of us believe that this will be...
I am by no means a crisis communication expert. This is a global crisis, and we are all doing our best to pay the bills. This is not the new norm, but it will look something...
Due to COVID-19, antiquated companies, industries, academic institutions, and governments have been forced into a corner: go full virtual or shut down operations.
Since the beginning of 2020, I have written quite a few articles. My purpose has not been to create marketing content, but rather to create scale with my time by sharing key topics with my team and our startup...
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...
