Fly on the Wall

Fly on the Wall

Fifth Wall is the largest venture capital firm focused on technology-driven innovation for the global real estate industry. This series provides inside access to conversations between our Co-Founder & Managing Partner Brendan Wallace and an array of experts, from academics and policy experts to entrepreneurs and real estate CEOs to explore the shifts occurring in policy, technology, and society which are driving our cities toward a more equitable, green, and tech-enabled future.

Episodes

December 23, 2021 41 mins

In this episode of Fly on the Wall, Brendan Wallace sits down with Hiten Samtani, Associate Publisher & Editorial Director of The Real Deal. The two discuss the factors which have influenced the real estate industry’s posture towards proptech and how the past might inform the future of climate tech.

Short on time? Watch a snippet of the conversation at: https://youtu.be/KLApOM4eZiw

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In episode 63 of Fly on the Wall, city planner and urban designer Jeff Speck sits down with Brendan to discuss the detrimental effects of urban sprawl. He also shares how cities are adapting to new trends as a result of pandemic restrictions, which forced people to navigate urban areas in new ways.

Short on time? Watch a snippet of the conversation at: https://youtu.be/CK9Vy-MeF1Q

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December 17, 2021 20 mins

In this episode of Fly on the Wall, Brendan sits down with Jon Hong, a Partner at Fifth Wall, to discuss how past moments in his career, including a time at SoftBank, have shaped his perception of proptech. The two also share predictions for the sector in 2022.

Short on time? Watch a snippet of the conversation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svwbuMzw1k4

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December 17, 2021 17 mins

In this episode of Fly on the Wall, Brendan Wallace sits down with Angela Johnson, a Partner at Fifth Wall. Angela has no shortage of real estate experience as she became a landlord and personal investor shortly after college. The two discuss her passion for real estate, how the evolution of proptech has shaped her career, and how capital allocators can hedge their bets by leveraging technology.

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November 10, 2021 19 mins

In this episode of Fly on the Wall, Brendan Wallace sits down with Mary Fitzgerald, star of Netflix's hit show “Selling Sunset." As a leading real estate agent in the region, Mary shares her insights on Hollywood’s hot market and how tech has changed her business.

Short on time? Watch a 5-minute version of this conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1PvRazrfew

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In episode 60 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan is joined by Joseph Woodbury, the CEO of Neighbor, a peer-to-peer storage marketplace and Fifth Wall portfolio company. The two discuss the current state of the self-storage industry and how the Neighbor platform provides a modern alternative to traditional storage.

Original release date: July 29, 2021

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In episode 59 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan is joined by Max Simkoff, the CEO of Fifth Wall portco Doma. Doma uses machine intelligence to make home closings vastly more simple and efficient for lenders, agents, and homebuyers across the country. The two discuss issues with current home ownership experiences around title and escrow, and how Doma's simplification of these processes increases customer satisfaction.

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In episode 58 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan is joined by Scott Rechler, the CEO of RXR Realty. Having lived and worked in New York through several of its rebirths, Scott shares his perspective on the future of New York City and how the broader real estate industry should be using technology to better serve its customers.

Original release date: June 17, 2021

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In episode 57 (part 1) of Fly on the Wall, Brendan catches up with Ed Walter, the Global CEO of Urban Land Institute, or ULI. The two discuss how the hotel industry can do a better job of adopting technology, the future of cities, and remote workforce predictions. Make sure to check out the second half of this conversation in the following episode.

Original release date: June 10, 2021

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In episode 57 (part 2) of Fly on the Wall, Brendan continues his conversation with Ed Walter, the Global CEO of ULI. Ed shares his perspective on the present and future of the hospitality, industrial, retail, and multifamily sectors.

Original release date: June 10, 2021

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In episode 56 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan is joined by Jesse Franklin, the ‎SVP, US and Canada of Incode Technologies, an omnichannel biometric identity company that builds secure, top-rated solutions for frictionless banking, healthcare, hospitality, and retail experiences. Jesse shares how identity technology can make buildings smarter and help building owners create more personalized experiences.

Original release date: June 4, ...

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Original release date: April 22, 2021

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Original release date: April 22, 2021

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In episode 55 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan is joined by David Sleath, the CEO of SEGRO, a property investment and development company focusing on edge of town flexible business space in the UK and Continental Europe. The two discuss how a rise in e-commerce, logistics, and food delivery stemming from stay-at-home measures has led to explosive growth in the industrial real estate sector. They also make predictions for how an increasi...

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In a special episode of Fly on the Wall, Brendan is joined by Sylvain Fortier, the Chief Investment & Innovation Officer of Ivanhoé Cambridge, to discuss the company's US$85 million investment across four Fifth Wall funds. Sylvain shares thoughts on why large real estate capital allocators need to have a technology investment strategy for proptech that is multi-dimensional and global. He also discusses Ivanhoé Cambridge's susta...

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In episode 53 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan sits down with Michael Beckerman, the CEO of CREtech & CREtech Climate. Brendan and Michael share their experience in proptech over the course of the last several years and Michael explains why real estate owners whose technology strategy does not include climate tech will fall behind the curve.

Original release date: March 10, 2021

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In episode 52 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan catches up with Mauricio Umansky, Founder and CEO of luxury residential brokerage firm The Agency, to discuss technology's collision with the residential real estate sector. Mauricio shares his experience building a technology-driven firm and explains how brokers can leverage technology to empower home buyers and sellers.


Original release date: March 3, 2021


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In episode 51 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan catches up with Joe Lonsdale, a General Partner at venture capital firm 8VC. Brendan and Joe discuss building venture capital firms from the ground floor and reimagining the traditional model of venture investing in the process. In addition, Joe shares thoughts on how landlords can better leverage the data from their buildings and also delves into his vision for the Beta City Project in Aus...
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In episode 50 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan catches up with Steve Blank, Founder of The Lean Startup Movement. Steve and Brendan discuss the premise of Steve's research, delving into the reasons why large corporations struggle to innovate, and how companies can reimagine their innovation and technology strategies.


Original release date: February 17, 2021


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In episode 49 of Fly on the Wall, Brendan sits down with Vishaan Chakrabarti, a Dean at UC Berkeley's College of Environmental Design and the Founder of architecture firm PAU. Vishaan discusses the impact cars have on our cities, shares ideas for what a car-less Manhattan could look like, and explains why equity, sustainability, and human capital will drive the post-pandemic cities of the future.


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