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Innovation and Growth in Software Tech with David Friedman, CEO of Boston Logic, discusses the evolution of the Industry
Listing Bits
English - December 22, 2016 16:24 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsBusiness Technology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Aloha and welcome to the inaugural episode of Listing Bits! Greg comes to you from Ko Olina, Hawaii, where he is attending Hawaii Life’s Worthshop 6, and chatting with real estate tech leader David Friedman.
Friedman describes himself as a Jewish kid from New York who went to engineering school during the dot-com boom. Interested in startups, he discovered that the real estate brokerage space lagged behind the curve in tech and set out to build a platform during the recession. That idea grew into the formation of
Boston Logic Technology Partners, Inc., an information technology firm whose mission is to help real estate brokerages grow faster by implementing their software and companion services.
As president of Boston Logic, Friedman leads the team in developing the company’s strategic vision. Working with investors, managers and clients, he is involved in the daily operations of the business including hiring, sales and fundraising. He is a metrics oriented sales manager, internet marketing strategist and coach with proven experience as an entrepreneur, growing a company from idea to profitability.
On this first episode of the podcast, Friedman talks about the rapid pace of innovation and growth in the real estate technology vertical, the future of Boston Logic and industry trends in big data and AI.
What’s Discussed:
Why chaos causes innovation
The success of a business over time has no correlation to broader economic trends During a recession, many become entrepreneurs by necessityWhy the real estate industry has been behind the curve in technology
When times are good (i.e.: during a boom), people don’t feel the need to innovateThe exponential growth of the real estate software realm
From 2013-2014, funding for the formation of new companies went up 4XHow advancements in technology have dramatically increased the pace of innovation
Hosting space on the cloud is cheap Building on top of open source architecture allows for the development of a working prototype in weeks (not months)Why tech tools working together via data connectivity will be the next wave in the industry
The big investment Boston Logic secured from Providence Equity
How Boston Logic will employ the funds from Providence Equity’s backing
Invest in the core business Look at acquisitions for growthThe traits of Boston Logic’s ideal client
Small or large brokerages More tech forward than the average brokerage Current platform isn’t keeping up, isn’t integrated, or lacks a data sharing componentTrends in real estate tech
Utilizing big data in a new way – making dormant data an asset AI – using bots to replace call center employees
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