by Joe Stampone | Feb 22, 2013 | Start a Company
Over the last few months, with the help of friends, I’ve been highlighting the various roles one can play in real estate (it’s endless). Up to this point I’ve neglected the most sought-after role – the entrepreneur. Most people I know are not...
by Joe Stampone | Dec 15, 2012 | Career, Entrepreneurship
How many times have you heard successful investors say, when you’re in a deal and something goes wrong, trust your gut. I look at a lot of deals. Typically, a deal will come across my desk through a broker or friend and I’ll do a quick back-of-the-envelope analysis....
by Joe Stampone | Nov 26, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Technology
Over the summer my firm expanded into our own headquarters. Being in the real estate business, we decided to undertake the entire process ourselves; who needs a broker to find space? Build out, we can handle that. Interior design, no problem. Fast forward 8 months and...
by Joe Stampone | May 14, 2012 | Career, Entrepreneurship
One thing I’ve learned from working full-time for the past year is that it’s very easy to get blinded by your interests. As an active real estate firm, we want to do lots of deals and create strong risk adjusted returns for our investors. However, we...
by Joe Stampone | Apr 7, 2012 | Entrepreneurship
I was reading a blog post from legendary Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson and I came across an interesting quote; “Start-ups should be hunch-driven early on and data-driven as they scale”. While he was speaking generally about start-ups, I thought this quote...