A recent conversation over at GEM (Geek Estate Masterminds) inspired me to look into something. That something turns out to be a very real use case for the metaverse beyond just gaming and cool factor for the cryptogeek crowd. Granted, I’m already on record as saying that the metaverse is the future of the workplace. … Read more
Musings is a solo version of the Notorious POD in which I think out loud about issues in the economy, technology, and real estate industry. I recently took part in a panel discussion hosted by Elm Street Technologies. It was a fantastic discussion with other people whose expertise overlaps the world of real estate and … Read more
My friend Sam Debord, with whom I debate a lot as I do with most of my friends, recently published an excellent piece on what crypto, nfts, web3 and the rest mean for real estate. He’s a very thoughtful guy, and it’s obvious that he’s done his homework on this post. He tries to make … Read more
A great pleasure to be able to record a conversation with my good friend Keith Robinson, Chief Strategy Officer of Nexthome. We actually argue quite a bit about all kinds of topics, and this was a public capture of discussions we have privately. It turns out that friends can have healthy back-and-forth debates and learn … Read more
For the first post of the New Year, I thought I’d start with something I expect to have to refer back to periodically throughout 2022. There’s a lot of confusion, and as a result a lot of FUD (Fear Uncertainty Doubt) about all things crypto, blockchain, NFT, the Metaverse, etc. etc. Just today, I saw … Read more
I have had one of the more interesting and exciting things in a while happen on my recent post, The Metaverse is the Future: The Office is Dead. Long Live the Office. A couple of readers left lengthy comments disagreeing with my take, and criticizing it besides. I love it. It isn’t through polite agreement … Read more
A few nights ago, Sunny and I were talking about the Metaverse. As a former MMO gamer, I posited that it will be the future of the workplace. As someone who had a social life and dated in high school, Sunny thought otherwise. Turns out, she just couldn’t see herself piloting a little cartoon character … Read more
I’m gearing up to release the next two big annual pieces — grading myself on last year’s predictions and 2022 predictions — but I got yet another email from some PR firm: Investment in virtual real estate has become the talk of the town in the real estate world as millions are being poured into … Read more