What I Learned This Past Week - 1.10.23
The insanity continues
I’m sharing with whoever’s interested in what I learn as I try to remain clear-eyed about the opportunities for real estate and web3.
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This Week’s Musings
In a blink of an eye, the first full week of 2023 flew by. Web3 and AI couldn’t be experiencing more opposite ends of the spectrum. Coinbase, one of the last bastions of crypto announced a massive layoff, while OpenAI is primed to receive a $10B investment from Microsoft. Mix in the absolutely insane storms that we have been experiencing here in California and you know 2023 is going to be bonkers!
Informative Articles I Read
Is blockchain independent of land administration viable in Nigerian real estate industry? (BusinessDay) - I have often postulated that the obvious early use case for blockchain technology in real estate would be found in establishing reliable land records in developing countries.
How luxury real estate is developing in the metaverse (Inman) - I’m really interested to see if purchasing real estate in the metaverse rebounds even a little bit in 2023. My prediction is no.
Zain Ventures participates in Robinland pre-seed round — Investing in DeFi lending for real estate debt.
Podcasts/Events/Webinars/etc. That I Listened To
Proptech Espresso podcast episode with Jason Lewris of Parcl dropped this week.
Innovative Companies I Discovered
Jertion Realty - Jertion allows you to invest in a digital square foot of the most desirable neighborhoods around the world.
Panacrypto - Panamanian luxury marketplace offering crypto to fiat real estate transactions.
People You Need To Follow On LinkedIn
Karl Jacob - CEO and co-founder at LoanSnap and homecoin.finance
Laura Krashakova - CEO of SpaceQuant
Web3 Announcements From Proptech Companies
None.
Random But Important Things I Stumbled On
The Future is Now: “An AI powered mortgage company designed to get people out of debt” with Karl Jacob, CEO of LoanSnap (Medium) - I heard Karl speak this week on a webinar and was highly impressed with his perspective on the post FTX blockchain space.
