Context with Mike DelPrete Podcast
1) What Didn't Work: Aalto
This is the first episode of a new series: What Didn't Work. I'm diving into the real estate companies and ideas that just didn't work out, unpack exactly why, and reveal the key lessons learned -- di...Show More
2) Austin Allison: Bucking the Status Quo
Austin Allison, CEO and co-founder of Pacaso (and dotloop), and I discuss what makes a real estate startup successful, the advantage of raising money from retail investors, why you need agents on your...Show More
3) Deep Dive: Building the Brokerage of the Future
If I were to start a real estate brokerage today, what would it look like? In this long-form conversation, I sit down with Austin broker-owner Eric Bramlett to answer that question. We cover:1. What’s...Show More
4) Garth Graham: The 7 Deadly Sins of Mortgage
Garth Graham, Senior Partner at Stratmor Group, and I chat about the biggest problem in mortgage, the cost of origination ($12k), optimizing the consumer experience, being worse than you think, spendi...Show More
5) Deep Dive: The Redfin Post-Mortem
Let’s try something new. I’m joined by Carey Armstrong for a deep dive on Redfin — the business, the model, and the legacy. With Redfin’s acquisition by Rocket, one chapter closes and another begins, ...Show More
6) Varun Krishna: How Do I Get You A Loan
Varun Krishna, CEO of Rocket, and I discuss when to pick up your phone in the morning, being a newcomer to the housing industry, what he wishes he knew when he joined Rocket, the industry’s adversaria...Show More
7) Levent Künzi: Aiming for #1 in Switzerland
Levent Künzi, CEO at Switzerland’s Properti, and I discuss disruption and data limitations in European markets, sustainable growth, going against the grain of an end-to-end ecosystem, moving faster wi...Show More
8) Lisa Farrar: The Hemnet Strategy
Lisa Farrar, COO at Sweden’s leading real estate portal Hemnet, and I discuss starting your day with a forest run and swim, the importance of clarity in strategy, Hemnet’s top KPIs, balancing demands ...Show More
9) Lukas Rose: Exclusive Inventory in Europe
Lukas Rose, CEO of Germany’s ProperBird, and I discuss the exclusive inventory power dynamics across Europe, how it encourages competition, the U.S. being the exception and not the rule, how to moneti...Show More
10) Rory Golod: Executing Like Hell
Rory Golod, president of Growth and Communications at Compass, and I discuss his 10 year journey at Compass, focus as a luxury, building boring products, being a lightening rod in the industry, compan...Show More