Tangent 💚 Proptech - MetaProp's Co-Founder Zach Aarons on How to Raise VC in a Recession, Public & Private Proptech Valuations, Adam Neumann + a16z new Flow & Most Proptech Friendly Cities

MetaProp's Co-Founder Zach Aarons on How to Raise VC in a Recession, Public & Private Proptech Valuations, Adam Neumann + a16z new Flow & Most Proptech Friendly Cities

08/30/22 • 53 min

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Zach Aarons has been working at the intersection of real estate and venture capital for the past decade. Zach is the most active early-stage PropTech investor in the United States, having funded over 60 startups in the space as an individual and 150 startups through MetaProp NYC’s venture capital funds. Zach also teaches Real Estate at Columbia Grad School and is a published author with his book Proptech 101. Zach has also worked on large scale mixed-use development projects in cities like Boston and Los Angeles with Millennium Partners.

Learn More:
💚Zach Aarons on Twitter
💚MetaProp's website
💚Zach's book Proptech 101

Featured:
💚Market Stadium (site): Optimize Your Real Estate Market Due Diligence

Other Resources:
💚Think Again by Adam Grant

Connect with Tangent:
💚Edward Cohen on Twitter
💚Jeff Berman on LinkedIn
💚Tangent on LinkedIn
💚Tangent on Twitter

Learn More:
💚Zach Aarons on Twitter
💚MetaProp's website
💚Zach's book Proptech 101

Featured:
💚Market Stadium (site): Optimize Your Real Estate Market Due Diligence

Other Resources:
💚Think Again by Adam Grant

Connect with Tangent:
💚Edward Cohen on Twitter
💚Jeff Berman on LinkedIn
💚Tangent on LinkedIn
💚Tangent on Twitter

Previous Episode

How Proptech Improves Cities & Quality of Life, the Great Tech Correction, Housing Crisis & Remote Work Impact on Real Estate

Tangent is back with a new limited series hosted by Edward Cohen & Jeffrey Berman (Partner at Camber Creek). In this episode, we introduce the series' main themes, including how Proptech leaders are improving our cities and quality of life, how will the remote work revolution reshape our cities and impact Real Estate valuations, the Great Tech Correction (don't call it Dotcom 2.0) and how we can tackle the Housing supply and affordability crisis. We will examine these topics through diverse frames, including founders, venture capitalists, real estate investors, public sector leaders and media and academia experts.

Connect with Tangent:
💚Edward Cohen on Twitter
💚Jeff Berman on LinkedIn
💚Tangent on LinkedIn
💚Tangent on Twitter

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How Commercial Real Estate Can Unlock the Clean Energy Revolution, with Peak Power CSO Imran Noorani

Learn More:
💚Peak Power's website💚Peak Power on Twitter (@peakpower_inc)
💚Peak Power on LinkedIn

Imran Noorani is the Chief Strategy Officer and Co-founder at Peak Power, a Canadian company that is putting commercial and industrial buildings at the center of the clean energy revolution.

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💚Tangent on LinkedIn
💚Tangent on Twitter
💚Edward Cohen on Twitter

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(15:34) - What commercial and industrial real estate asset types work best with Peak Power
(18:17) - How are buildings generating carbon emissions and polluting the environment
(20:47) - Prioritizing innovation within the ESG framework
(24:31) - How to finance and find the right partners for a clean energy building retrofit
(30:22) - What can cities learn from Canada's innovation ecosystem?
(34:51) - Future of Cities: What would Imran change about Toronto?
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