PropTech: Who To Follow. What to Read. Where to Go.

Written by Holtby Turner 

 

Influencers, Interesting People & Great Blogs To Follow (A-Z order)

PropTech – Watch & Listen

Andreessen Horowitz is one of the world’s most successful venture capital firms. Their excellent and diverse podcasts covers investments, startups, and new tech, with zero jargon. The podcast (and blog) features compelling conversations about science, global politics, and commercial trends, featuring business leaders, investors and start-up founders. Must-listen, especially for in investment executives.

PropTech Podcast Hosted by Eddie Holmes and James Dearly this brilliantly British podcast covers all areas of PropTech and the property lifecycle. An easy and often entertaining podcast this offers all you need to know across commercial, residential, planning, construction, transacting and occupation.

Inside Outside Innovation Hosts Brian Ardinger and Josh Berry bring highlights from inside and outside Silicon Valley, with companies discussing the latest in innovation and innovative cultures. Voted one of the 10 Best Podcasts for Designers & Innovators by Inc. Magazine.

Innovation Ecosystem Mark Bidwell and Roddy Millar have truly A-grade guests from the intrapreneurially world. Although many will be new names to a real estate audience, their stories and struggles are universal and make for a thought provoking podcast, especially to CEOs looking to create a strong innovative culture.

TEDTalks Technology Technology-themed mini-lectures from TED’s back catalogue are perfect coffee-break viewing. Subjects span data, AI, global trends and the best of the brilliant and bizarre in innovation.

PropTech – What To Read

The Signals Are Talking: Why Todays Fringe Is Tomorrows Mainstream by Amy Webb (Acclaimed Futurist, Adjunct Professor at NYU Stern School of Business)

The Innovators Dilemma by Dr Clayton Christensen (Harvard Professor & Thinkers50 No.1 Management Thinker in the World)

Small Data by Martin Lindstrom (Trend Prediction Expert, Time 100 Influencer)

Machine, Platform, Crowd: Harnessing Our Digital Future, by Andrew McAfee & Erik Brynjolfsson (Professors @ Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Creativity, Inc by Ed Catmull (President, Pixar & Walt Disney Animation Studios)

Dangerous Ideas, by Professor Alf Rehn (Thinkers50 Distinguished Award in Innovation)

Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All, by David Kelley (IDEO Founder)

Sprint: How To Solve Big Problems & Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp (Design Partner @ Google Ventures)

Newsletters on Technology, Design, Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Fast Company, Co.Design, Crunchbase, Hacker News, Harvard Business Review, IDEO Blog, Management Today, Quartz, TCN UK, TechCrunch and Wired.

PropTech – Where To Go

FUTURE: PropTech 2018, May 2018, London

Propteq Europe 2018  – Property Technology & Innovation Summit, May 2018, London

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