Context with Mike DelPrete

David Mele, president of Homes.com, and I discuss Dunkin Donuts coffee, post-acquisition growth, lead gen hell, the 97% opportunity, innovator's dilemma, exclusive content, and strategic clarity.

Dan Duffy, CEO of United Real Estate Group, discusses United's quiet growth story, agent migration, fancy-pants MBAs, M&A breakage, cultural incongruity, CEO scar tissue, positive disruption, founder equity, Calvinball, and minding the value gap.

Glenn Sanford, CEO and founder of eXp Realty, discusses morning rituals, game-changing tech, going against conventional wisdom, overcoming a crisis of confidence, the sell-side pivot, and how to screw anything up in the real estate industry.

Robert Reffkin, CEO and founder of Compass, discusses caffeination strategies, how Compass became #1, learnings about building tech, 3 things agents care about most, what makes smart people stupid, sending messages back in time, and culture as a competitive advantage.

Steve Capezza, president at Side and former SVP at Zillow, discusses brokerage learnings, agent power, picking a funnel, leadership, Side's growth, the future of brokerage, and impactful tech in real estate.

Nick Boniakowski, head of agent partnerships at Opendoor, discusses perfect partnerships, empowering agents, value for agents, creating value for agents, seamless integration, and market challenges in the real estate industry.

Nicole Reznik, a summer school attendee, and Mike DelPrete discuss deflating idea balloons, insight immaculate conception, Zillow's reliability, Napoleon's Peninsular War, and what gives hope for the future.

Scott Wright, industry consultant specializing in brokerage valuations and data analysis, discusses the good time to be in the brokerage business, the golden age of acquisitions, industry and agent consolidation, margin compression, cost-cutting trends, and the importance of strong leadership.

Pritesh Damani, CTO of Real Brokerage, talks about what's driving exponential growth, why no one talked to him for eight months, building useful AI products, super boring tech, the #1 job of all brokerages, competing where he can win, and his biggest challenge of the past year.

Jason Lytz, COO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Drysdale, discusses the evolving brokerage model, getting agents to use tech, innovation strategy, loyalty gap, transparency in running a brokerage, BHHS Drysdale programs, and advocating for buyer representation.