Yup, there are a bunch of great folks building companies in the commercial real estate industry. Adding to your list: CompStak, PivotDesk, and Floored. Probably still missing a couple. :)
Owner side of the product seems niche/unrealistic.
Like the NER chart. How many people own 6 office towers? And want to look at that chart? I am sure there are some...
Also from my experience dealing with my commercial owner/ property manager / commercial broker , it seems like the thing your app does is done by three or four different _organizations_ not just one person looking for an app to streamline his workflow.
Thanks for the comment, Paul. Blog posts are funny, b/c you have to boil down a bunch of complex ideas into something people can grok while skimming. I actually don't like the word "pitch" or think of myself as someone who really pitches things very well at all. But it does describe sharing your ideas with other people, capturing it in a single word. A more accurate description would be "sharing your vision" or something similar.
If there's one thing I've learned over the years (whether meeting new startup people or trying to get a date) it's been the "don't be a douchebag" rule. Treat people like people. The best "pitch" is actually not a pitch. It's authentic, where you're talking to someone who you honestly believe will be interested in what you're doing, and you're sharing something you're sincerely excited about.
The last person you want to be is one of the "Jersey shore meatheads" trying to dry hump some poor woman out on the dance floor (to harken back to my earlier analogy). :)
Agreed. While most people (incl. me) can benefit from moving outside their comfort zone and be more assertive, you still have to use judgement/discretion. It's a challenging line to tow. I've got it wrong at least as many times as I've got it right. I'd like to think that my instincts in this regard have improved over time.
