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In Defense of the Irish Goodbye. Vindicated. wsj.com/lifestyle/iris…

I’m part of a small weekly group discussion that’s been surprisingly sticky. Every Friday morning for 30 minutes: 1 ancient story 1 hard question 1 decision-ready takeaway Adding a handful of new tech, real estate, construction, and energy execs. forms.gle/KdbqAmrr6USrnT…

📍MetaProp 2025 Annual General Meeting in NYC

A bit of business etiquette: Before sending any document for e-signing, send an email explaining what the document is, why you need it signed, & attaching the document itself as a pdf.

Like, this isn't fooling around stuff. For almost all of human history, in almost every place, people lived under the thumbs of tyrants of one type or another. The few sparks of liberty that ignited (Athens, Rome, etc.) eventually died out. And then, miraculously, one spark caught fire on the East Coast of North America, at a place and in a time where the leaders were educated and the opportunities were endless and the spark grew into a bonfire that engulfed the continent, strong enough to send sparks to light up other parts of the world. That is our legacy as Americans. And some of us want to throw that away and plunge ourselves and the rest of humanity back into darkness? For what, exactly? It's insane.

@fortworthchris @DouglasDowellJD @fortworthchris I’d love for you to spend some time with CAIO Jeff at metaproplabs.com. Would be a fun convo…

This is funny bc it’s true.

Tough markets don't shrink opportunities—they just test who's willing to market like it's war. #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessTips

@StuartBlitz Philly is better?

Being in NYC in fall = wonderful Being in NYC in spring = wonderful Being in NYC in summer = gross Being in NYC in winter = gross

AI burnout. Wake me up when there’s less chatter and more actual products that work.

Way to go, @chicagoriver!! So proud of your tireless efforts. nytimes.com/card/2025/09/2…

@Itsjoeco @StubHub Similar experience last year for basketball at MSG. Had to fight with them for days to get my money back. Ruined my daughter’s week.

Want to share why I will never use @StubHub again. Bought 4 tickets to a Broadway show for tonight. Brought three kids. At 4pm we get notification that our purchased tickets will NOT be delivered. Miserable. But we're in NYC what are we going to do? There are no comparable tickets so we have to buy new ones at $600 more total. Get to theater and are told they're counterfeit. Join (not kidding) 7 other groups all calling StubHub with the same problem. Ticket Lady: "this happens every night." The ticket counter even handed out cards with the StubHub phone number on it because it happens so much. So StubHub gives us new tickets and...they're counterfeit too. So that's our night. Made a big deal about taking our kids to Hamilton because it was a rough summer for them and we are now on a bus home, no show. Have deleted the app off my phone and will never touch this company again.

@StuartBlitz Fave

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Happy for my friend Chris Powers. Scott Everett's S2 is acquiring Fort Capital's management company. The deal is for the management co firm, NOT the real estate. Chris will remain in charge of all the real estate and serve as GP. Great win for the good leaders at Fort Capital. And welcome to the fold S2!

@nic_detommaso @MetaPropNYC

Finding funds that 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 invest in pre-seed is hard. Here's a list of some I know do A LOT of pre-seed (add to comments): Hustle Fund Everywhere Ventures Pear VC Wonder Ventures Precursor Ventures Wischoff Ventures Nido Ventures Plug and Play Tech Center Gaingels Amplify.LA Dorm Room Fund MBA Ventures Unshackled Ventures Torch Capital Rally Cap Cortado Ventures LvlUp Ventures Ganas Ventures Symphonic Capital Alpaca VC Deciens Capital Afore Capital The Council GoAhead Ventures Barrel Ventures Enzo Ventures Redbud VC Next Wave NYC f7 Ventures Recall Capital Launch Factory Kiplin Capital Better Tomorrow Ventures Incisive Ventures Boost VC What are others? --- For founders who are fundraising, I did a deep dive on what's actually inside an early stage memo. This could help you nail fundraising: lnkd.in/gPd8-bYy ♻️ Repost to help a founder in your network!

Hosting a poker night alongside friends @schkolnick__ (@meow) and @asadighi (Venture Commercial) next Tuesday (7/15) for venture-backed founders of Seed to Series B startups. Join us! 🃏 lu.ma/q4kuhxsy

Busy executives silently divide their colleagues into two groups: 1. People to whom they give an instruction, then have to remember to follow up to make sure the instructions were followed 2. People so trustworthy & effective that giving them instructions means the task can safely be assumed completed (unless some unexpected complexity arises) If you want to move up quickly, be in the second group.

Whenever I'm feeling discouraged with something at work, the best cure - really the only cure - is to roll up my sleeves and work harder. Never give up.

@moseskagan Metaprop.com/accelerator

Tech folks: A partner of mine is looking for early-stage PropTech companies to advise / invest in. He's particularly interested in "startup[s] targeting property acquisitions or any other front end part of the real estate value chain (whether it uses AI or not)." If you are working on something like this, and you're interested in meeting him, please email a short intro / pitch to: realinvestusa2025@gmail.com

Can’t wait to read this masterpiece! @andrewackerman

@Jason Eat at Kotuwa! My favorite restaurant in the world! Sri Lankan cuisine in funky hotel.

Going to #Singapore Top three things to eat: 1. 2. 3. Top three things to see: A. B. C. Top three people to meet i. ii. iii.