Fireside with a VC · 2026-02-11 · 60 min
E129 - Silicon Valley Real Estate - Selling Google their first building - Barry DiRaimondo, CEO, SteelWave In this episode of Fireside with a VC , I sit down with Barry DiRaimondo to understand the history, present and future of Silicon Valley real-estate market from a lifetime veteran who sold Google their first building. The story of selling Google their HQ building Is Commercial RE a hard asset, a financial asset, or asocial asset? What is the difference between design and architecture? How has the workplace evolved over time? How technology real estate differs from other real estate. How to think about risk? What types of risks CAN be underwritten and what types CAN'T be underwritten? Lessons learned from those that CAN'T be underwritten? The future of the industry going forward and compare that towhere its been. Upcoming live events - Global VC Demo Day (VC - LP Tour) Register and view dates: Next stops include: Dallas, Zurich, Geneva, Munich, San Francisco, Austin, New York, Singapore, Berlin, and London.
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