My interview with @nejatian, CEO of Opendoor.
This is a rare look inside a turnaround, while it's happening. It's raw, real, and violent.
Kaz took over $OPEN when it was months away from bankruptcy. His wife shipped a mattress to the office and told him not to come home until he had a plan to break even.
Some of what he told me:
• "All success is unique, but all failures rhyme."
• The most dangerous people in a company are competent but not mission aligned.
• Meetings are a bug in the system.
• The comfortable lies that sink a company are the same ones that sink careers (and countries).
(Shane and guests may hold positions in assets discussed in this episode. Nothing in this conversation should be considered investment advice, financial guidance, or a recommendation to buy or sell any security.)
If your parents made 40k in the 1990s, you’d need to make 170k to have the same lifestyle in 2026
So 170k is the new 40k
This should absolutely shock you
Why I joined Opendoor and why you should too if you want to work on AI.
Few industries stand to gain more from AI than real estate.
Closing a single home takes 30-60 days. Why? One transaction touches law, insurance, title, contractors, utilities, inspections, phone calls and emails across dozens of parties.
And the complexity is ancient. Property law LITERALLY traces back nearly a thousand years to medieval England. Records and rules differ county by county. There are ~50,000 (!!!) water systems alone in the US, each with its own process to turn service on.
It's one of the messiest, most human, most coordination heavy markets there is. Which is exactly why it's a great place to build AI
if @elonmusk paid 100% of his net worth ($1.4 trillion) as a tax it would only cover federal government spending for 77 days. this isn’t a tax problem…
RIP @JoshuaBaer
Joshua was a relentless supporter of founders and Austin
He was positive, fun, and filled with joy.
A true friend who relentlessly supported me over the past 20 years we knew each other.
American consumers are now facing 7%+ mortgage rates, 4.2%+ inflation, and a 30% loss in the purchasing power of the US Dollar since 2020.
Meanwhile, US CPI inflation continues to follow a similar trajectory as the late 1970s.
Will history repeat itself?
@jimcramer Dude. Unexpected? You mean that these companies fell to multi-year lows from AI fears that in many cases are at least paused or unsubstantiated in how they threaten the software companies