by Joe Stampone | Jan 31, 2015 | Career
The blog has always been a mix of personal insights and guest posts from guys I think are smart and doing interesting things. Guest posts are great because they provide a perspective that I can’t. For instance, I get a ton of career-related questions, and while I can...
by Joe Stampone | Nov 9, 2014 | Entrepreneurship
I’ve spent the past 4 years working for a start-up real estate investment firm. When I joined the company in early 2011, the partners had just closed their 2nd deal, had no website, and no office space. Now, 4 years later, the company has done 30 transactions, hired a...
by Joe Stampone | Aug 22, 2014 | Asset Management, Career, Entrepreneurship
I talk to a lot of students and aspiring real estate professionals and the vast majority want to be deal guys. They want to be the rainmakers working in acquisitions, wheeling and dealing. While acquisitions is sexy, it’s becoming increasingly important to be a good...
by Joe Stampone | Jun 19, 2014 | Career, Innovation, Technology
Over the past few days I’ve met with a number of guys in their mid to late twenties who’ve been in high-paying finance jobs, but have the desire to transition into the real estate business. The most common question I get from them is how to learn the...
by Joe Stampone | Apr 27, 2014 | Career
In my conversations with undergrads and business school students interested in real estate, the conversation always tends to cover whether to take the institutional route by working for a large organization or the entrepreneurial route by working with a small shop....
