This site seems short sighted. "Tech startups" will soon be an undesirable tenant. Landlords are looking for long-term leases from credit tenants (it's how you sell a building: the stable rent roll. No one wants unsustainable income from a hot sector). They are taking tech startups as tenants now because they overpay for space (with angel money), that would otherwise sit empty. Once the seed money dries up (or Round A, etc) startups will be unable to pay rent and landlords will soon lose their appetite for small short-term leases at above-market prices. Just wait to experience the herd mentality of real estate investors; obviously no one on your team seems to want to remember 2007? Why would they if they are on the payroll of a funded startup and no longer humping it out for RE commissions.
I have spent time on your site and it’s no less convoluted than loopnet, costar, or craigslist (and about 100 others). To me, 42Floors is a prime example of the recent startup mess. An over engineered site with too much funding that no one really needs.
Congrats on your enthusiasm and good luck with your pivot.
I can't believe this site is still around. Yes RE tech is broken, but their overly exuberant posts about the geek culture of the office and hiring practices aren't going to fix that. The fact is, RE brokers like to do deals with each other, landlords trust their brokers, RE deals are quirky. The office market has been on a rocketship ride for the past three years, probably exactly as long as 42floors has been around, and 2MM SF is not a lot. What happens when office leasing momentum stops?
I don't like apps anymore. Why would I want Hotel Tonight (for example) on my iphone from a trip to Dallas two months ago. The constant updating, notifications, etc. Apps are a mess. I don't have a solution but I do know I'm tired of apps.
I just got 5 frames from WP in the mail for "in home try on." The quality of the glasses are sup-par. They feel like frames you would find at the gas station. Yes the frames are stylish, but for anyone who has bought glasses their entire lives, you would know right away why these cost $95. There is a company that is the WP of mattresses: Ikea. The product is cheap and of low quality.