by Joe Stampone | Jul 20, 2014 | Career, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
There’s a common sentiment among real estate professionals that as the real estate business becomes more institutionalized and efficient, there will be less quality buying opportunities (mispricings). While the availability of high quality data and a move toward a...
by Joe Stampone | Jul 6, 2014 | Entrepreneurship
Real estate professionals don’t get into the business because they want to be lifelong employees, they want to be entrepreneurs. Over the past few months I’ve shared the stories of various real estate entrepreneurs including David Waxman of MM Partners and Brad...
by Joe Stampone | Jun 8, 2014 | Development, Entrepreneurship
One the great things about the authoring this blog is that it gives me an excuse to reach out to and connect with smart guys who are doing interesting things. One such group is MM Partners. Based in my hometown of Philly, MMP is revitalizing underused spaces in the...
by Joe Stampone | May 17, 2014 | Entrepreneurship
Last week I published a post about the ideal time to start your own investment firm where I highlighted the importance of having the requisite skill-set, a trusted network, and some sort of a competitive advantage. However, sometimes there are outside influences which...
by Joe Stampone | May 3, 2014 | Entrepreneurship
One of the aspects that make real estate such a great career is that it is made up of so many entrepreneurial-minded professionals. Most professionals in the business want to eventually go off and do their own deals. However, the challenge every real estate...
by Joe Stampone | Apr 12, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Passive Investing
I was at a breakfast round-table discussion with a bunch of bigwig private equity fund managers and the conversation centered largely on the challenges of raising capital. While I don’t know much about the institutional fundraising process, I’m intimately familiar...