Brandon Best

Incredibly humbled and appreciative to have a few of my thoughts around the underbanked featured by @Forbes & @LangCenter_CBS www-forbes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.forbes…

@FCNightingale (2/2) big question is what happens to Hartford’s market, which is largely priced on cash flow, when taxes increase to match new fmvs? I worry Hartford may face the largest residential property tax increase in the country. And stalling the reval may not be enough to avoid it

@FCNightingale (1/2) The quiet part: Hartford has one of the lowest homeownership rates in the country ~23%, leaving speculators to drive the market. Pair this with the fastest price appreciation in the US and assessors have a clear and justifiable lever to crank residential assessments

Constitution Plaza Hartford, Connecticut Purchased for $71M in 2015. Unable to pay off or refinance $51M owed in 2024. Appraised at $13M last year. Mayor seeks to delay real estate revaluation: "Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam is going so far as to seek approval in the legislature to delay the city’s real estate revaluation, due this year, until 2027. The worry is that dramatically lower office building values will shift a heavier burden onto residential properties. Downtown offices have traditionally been the bedrock of real estate tax revenue in the city." -Hartford Courant #commercialrealestate

Would be curious to know examples of companies started in the 2000s and have reached venture scale without venture funding More and more I find myself telling founders that there are alternative and more sustainable capital available for early stage companies looking to launch

Excited to support Nex Cubed as a Venture Scout in their mission to back HBCU founders led startups! Nex Cubed is a venture accelerator that leverages a global network of advisors, mentors, investors, corporates, and governments to invest in diverse founders. As a Venture Scout I will be helping to identify the next generation of entrepreneurs and sourcing HBCU-led startups for the Nex Cubed HBCU Founders Accelerator.

Thanks for the ride @Waymo! 10/10 would recommend. Glad you guys came to Century City

Doing market research around proptech for a class - specifically the gap between selecting a home/rental and identifying a neighborhood to begin the search in. Gathering market research through a survey. Would love 3 minutes to collect your thoughts: surveymonkey.com/r/228R8NX

Hey @solofunds, does your platform allow real estate investors to borrow?

Perhaps 8/10 people I talk to about my skincare routine are shocked when I tell them that I wear sunscreen. Both white people AND black people. Point blank, everyone should wear sunscreen eternaldermatology.com/should-black-p…

@afehrenbacher Def had an unlimited carwash subscription for like a year before deciding car wash-as-a-service was non value add for me 😂

PE is so wild bc they will just take an existing thing, torque it a bit, infuse it with massive loads of cash and next thing you know there’s 8 Club Car Wash locations within 2 miles of your town and everyone all of a sudden has monthly subscriptions to wash their Toyota Highlanders 16X a month

According to reports, Metropolis is paying $1.7B for SP+. Their current market cap is trading around $1.0B. The stock jumped 45% on the news. The prior peak market cap was $974B as of 2019, likely reflecting the view that this company is worth more under tech- focused leadership

3. Parking operators who control these locations are not equipped to go at this alone. They will likely need tech-focused partners to build integrations, improve customer experience and lead the transition of these assets from car storage facilities to mobility service facilities

Metropolis acquired the largest parking operator SP+ for $1.7B techcrunch.com/2023/10/05/ai-… a few thoughts on why this matters 🧵

Looking for a handful of people to chat with about a real estate prediction market startup for an mba entrepreneurship class. Like or shoot me a dm if you’re open

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I invest in founders that are trusted by young metro

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just tested out the ✨ best ✨ consumer social app i've ever tried since bereal...................i'm obsessed with it also has a celebrity (from my favorite movie franchise / company) co-founder and it is amazing??????

Heard from @JoelWish in an MBA class today. Failure as the entry price of growth was a big takeaway for me and also something we don’t talk about enough. Working to change my mindset to make growth the goal and accept failure and success as byproducts of the journey

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