Real Estate and Property Technology: Its Current State of Play with Zain Jaffer

Zain Jaffer is an accomplished investor and entrepreneur. He started his first company at the age of 14 and later moved to the US as an immigrant to found Vungle, which was sold to Blackstone for $780 million in all cash transactions in late 2019. He actively manages his own family office with a particular focus on real estate and startups.In this episode, Zain and I talk about investing in real estate and in property technology. Zain talks about the current state of play in both real estate and PropTech, and discusses his thoughts on running a family office. He also shares about his experience as an immigrant entrepreneur and how having the right hunger and motivation is important in starting a business. Listen in![00:01 – 03:20] Opening SegmentWelcoming Zain to the showZain shares about his experience[03:21 – 16:30] Experiences and Lessons as an Immigrant EntrepreneurHow his experience as an immigrant pushed him to be an entrepreneurImmigrant parents tend to be risk averseHaving the hunger to be different Importance of safety nets for immigrantsFear of blowing away moneyHaving a tremendous fiscal responsibilityImportance of having the hunger and motivationHaving a vision and no back-up Lessons and takeaways from experience Avoid the hype around raising fundingFocus on your core [16:31 – 38:58] Investing in Real Estate and Property Technology The current state of play in real estate Different risk reward ratio at the moment Multifamily as the safest assetSingle family home is the hottest assetInvesting in Property Technology PropTech as one of the best possible areas of investment in the VC landscapeFintech is exploding Now is the time for PropTech Running a family office Considering the flavor of the capital Definition of family office [38:59 – 45:36] Closing SegmentFactoring in luck both in starting a business and investing in businessesResources that Zain finds information and stories How you can connect with ZainClosing wordsTweetable Quotes“So you have this hunger. And you also have around you not many positive role models, so you have to find your own way.” - Zain Jaffer “I think that's a word of caution to some of the things it's very easy to replicate and compete with some good GPS, you've got to build competence if you're going to do it.” - Zain Jaffer------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Connect with Zain:Website: www.zain-ventures.comTwitter: @zainjafferConnect with me:LinkedInLIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND LEAVE US  A REVIEW on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or whatever platform you listen on. Thank you for tuning in and Stay Tuned for the Next Episode COMING SOON! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.