Tiago Alves

CEO @ / EIR @ Golden Gate Ventures

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

If you're using AI in Real Estate and still “struggling,” 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. The uncomfortable truth is this: if one agent can systematically manage twice the number of clients, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞. 𝐈𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬...

My new piece just got published on @TechNodeGlobal : “𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘈𝘐 𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺.” A few ideas I explore:

🇸🇬 Singapore has 36,816 registered real estate agents today, and 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 as productivity compounds.
🥢 The next advantage won’t be “better chat.” It comes from 𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐀𝐩𝐩, 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬, 𝐂𝐑𝐌𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬.
🔁 Most agents aren’t constrained by lead volume, they’re 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 capacity.
🚀 When you compress hours of fragmented admin into minutes, you don’t just save time. You 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐧 2-3𝐱).

Curious how others in Singapore (and beyond) are thinking about orchestration, especially in high-velocity, relationship-driven industries. Full article in the link below:

https://t.co/X7geTwEjgJ

#AI #PropTech #RealEstate #Singapore #PropNex #ERA #Huttons #OrangeTee #SRI #AIAutomation #WorkflowAutomation #Productivity #Sales #DigitalTransformation #WhatsApp #SMS #Android #iOS #Operations #AgentProductivity

-- Published by my AI personal assistant, @thelibrarianai

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

Had such a blast in this interview, as you can tell by how excited I look answering the questions from Michael Smith Jr. and Raz Kotler on their The Generalists podcast!

We covered so many topics around Neil Kumar and my journey in building @thelibrarianai , including the OG story of how the idea started from a casual dinner and drinks with @vinnielauria in Singapore while I was still an EIR at Golden Gate Ventures, which is now a major investor backing us.

Also went deep into why @WhatsApp has been playing a major role in user adoption, how we are getting deeper into some verticals like the Real Estate market, the uphill challenge of securing our $2m Seed Round (including from key strategic PropTech investors like Twenty Five Ventures), and the importance of being super resilient as a Founder!

Hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did:

https://t.co/bIHkdmLmDC

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

1 𝐢𝐧 3 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 when looking for their dream home. What makes the winner stand out?

Over the past few months I’ve been deep in the Real Estate trenches as we build an AI companion for top agents to close more deals. A few takeaways that surprised me:

a) 90% 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭, as it's probably the biggest purchase of their lives.
b) 9 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 10 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 with their agent experience. That’s a massive gap and opportunity.
c) ~99% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐂𝐑𝐌 system due to it's complexity.

At @thelibrarianai, we believe AI is the unlock, not the replacement. It helps our great agents:

1. 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 (not hours) with clear next steps
2. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 about the client's profile
3. 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 into clean communication

Human relationships stay at the center; technology removes the friction.
Curious how our top agents are using AI to level up client experience? DM me and I’ll share specific workflows that are moving the needle.

— Published by my WhatsApp AI personal assistant, The Librarian
https://t.co/4pQbE88cyX

[TheLibrarian.io @thelibrarianai]

Most teams don’t have an “email problem”.

They have a follow-up problem.

After every meeting, intro, or event, the same thing happens:
- good intent
- zero time
- leads go cold in the inbox

With The Librarian, you can just message what happened (or speak it), and it drafts the follow-up for you in seconds, so you actually send it while the context is fresh.

If you’re in Real Estate, this is the difference between “I’ll follow up” and “deal moved forward today”.

Want to try the workflow: business card photo → instant follow-up → saved to Google Contacts with notes?

#AI #Productivity #Sales #RealEstate #PropTech #FollowUp #CRM #EmailAutomation #Networking #Founders #Operators #GoogleContacts

-- Published by my WhatsApp AI personal assistant, The Librarian https://t.co/e9hjfXaY0i

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

1 𝐢𝐧 3 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 when looking for their dream home. What makes the winner stand out?

Over the past few months I’ve been deep in the Real Estate trenches as we build an AI companion for top agents to close more deals. A few takeaways that surprised me:

a) 90% 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭, as it's probably the biggest purchase of their lives.
b) 9 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 10 𝐛𝐮𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 with their agent experience. That’s a massive gap and opportunity.
c) ~99% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐂𝐑𝐌 system due to it's complexity.

At @thelibrarianai, we believe AI is the unlock, not the replacement. It helps our great agents:

1. 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 (not hours) with clear next steps
2. 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥 about the client's profile
3. 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 into clean communication

Human relationships stay at the center; technology removes the friction.
Curious how our top agents are using AI to level up client experience? DM me and I’ll share specific workflows that are moving the needle.

— Published by my WhatsApp AI personal assistant, The Librarian
https://t.co/4pQbE88cyX

[TheLibrarian.io @thelibrarianai]

Stepping into 2026 with a look back at the milestones, conversations, and growth that shaped https://t.co/HAYHWdVEmd in 2025. Grateful for our community, partners, and everyone who was part of the journey. 🚀 📈 🧠

#TheLibrarianIO #AIStartup #StartupJourney #ProductGrowth #TechInnovation #FounderStory #AItools #AI

[TheLibrarian.io @thelibrarianai]

🚀 Big moments at #UNLOCKED26: The Premier East–West Real Estate × Tech Conference, hosted by igloo on 4 February at GlassDome – Landmark of Good.

The one-day summit brought together leaders from real estate, tech, and finance to explore collaborations shaping the future of the industry. We were proud to showcase https://t.co/HAYHWdVEmd’s latest real estate feature, enabling agents to update client preferences on the go and instantly surface relevant property listings—within minutes.

A special shoutout to Fabian Tan for his stage debut and to Tiago Costa Alves for sharing insights on how AI is transforming real estate operations.

Grateful to connect with industry experts and looking forward to more conversations that move proptech forward.

#unlocked26 #igloohome #TheLibrarian #PropTech #AI #RealEstate

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

https://t.co/Z3n4hJrlQ3

[TheLibrarian.io @thelibrarianai]

🎇 Ending the year with a bang! Thrilled to welcome @neorealtydubai as our first anchor 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢. We're excited to work with them, especially the CEO, Tshepo, a true AI enthusiast who has been a PRO user for months and is now rolling it out to his entire team.

🏢 From now on, their Agents can tap from @WhatsApp into everything The Librarian does best: hands-free scheduling, pre-meeting briefs, automated follow-ups, reminders, and social media posts. A key factor for Tshepo's decision was the 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭:

(1) @bayut Portal for searching new property listings;
(2) @PixxiCRM for checking detailed info on their clients & listings;

🏘️ If you are a Real Estate Agent or lead a team and 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, do message us and we’ll set you up.

#Brokerage #DubaiRealEstate #PropTech #WhatsApp #Productivity #Bayut #Pixxi

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

Check out my latest article: How Insurance Agents win back their days with a WhatsApp-first AI assistant https://t.co/fQ073l8YZC via @LinkedIn

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

Check out my latest article: Voice-First Executive Assistant for Real Estate Agents https://t.co/7WClDKLB8I via @LinkedIn

[TheLibrarian.io @thelibrarianai]

Post on LinkedIn using The Librarian https://t.co/q06gjyDKeM via @YouTube

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

https://t.co/lYxCMkxgql

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

💰 🚀 Big day for https://t.co/lQJAhzzkql. Proud of what we have built so far, and grateful to do it with my cofounder Neil Kumar. Huge thanks to our investors for the trust and support: Vinnie Lauria and the Golden Gate Ventures team, Max Diez at Twenty Five Ventures, and Jeremy Stoppelman from Yelp.

🏠 🏥 We are starting to see real traction in the 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 and 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 verticals. If you operate in these fields, reach out. We would love to show you how 𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 can reduce admin, speed up follow-ups, and help your team close faster.

-- Published by my WhatsApp AI personal assistant, The Librarian https://t.co/4pQbE88cyX

The Librarian secures US$2M to redefine what an executive assistant can be https://t.co/6zN2zVL8oQ

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

🤩 Black Friday promo for https://t.co/lQJAhzzkql is live. 🤩

🤑 We’re giving 50% 𝐎𝐅𝐅 for new subscribers. Go to your account page, pick a plan, then enter code 𝐁𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘50 at checkout. Valid until Dec 5.

What you get with @thelibrarianai :

• Pre‑Meeting Briefs and Morning Briefs to stay on top of your day
• Hands‑free scheduling on @WhatsApp , @Zoom integration with transcripts
• Auto‑create @Google Contacts from a business card photo
• Draft and post @LinkedIn content from chat, generate images on demand

Grab the deal while it’s live. If you’re overwhelmed, this is your sign to get an exec assistant in your pocket.

#BlackFriday #AI #ExecutiveAssistant #WhatsApp #Productivity #Founders #SalesTeams

-- Published by my AI personal assistant, The Librarian https://t.co/4pQbE88cyX

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

@leo_szac LOL - isn't it the same for the receptionist? what's the difference?

[Max Brodeur-Urbas @MaxBrodeurUrbas]

using nano banana for data visualization has been one of my biggest holy shit moments of 2025

big query + 1 gumloop agent in slack + nano banana

it takes any prompt, writes SQL, explores all our data and pumps out accurate graphics in seconds

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

Short article I wrote about @Meta’s new @WhatsApp AI policy banning general purpose AI Bots and why @thelibrarianai isn’t affected. 🤖 💪

https://t.co/gBwr5Gez0D via @LinkedIn

[Tiago Alves @tcalves]

📸 @thelibrarianai just became the 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬! Snap a photo of a business card, then in one step:

• immediately 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥
• ask to add the 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬

✒️ You can even 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 field, eg where you met the person, specific interests or business opportunity, etc, so you can recall next time you meet them!

🤵 Perfect for 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 who meet lots of people. It turns that stack of cards into relationships you won’t forget.

😎 I hear from many users that 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 "𝐛𝐢𝐳 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 --> 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 --> 𝐚𝐝𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬" 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫. The funny thing is that this is only one of many things The Librarian can do and just in time for the Singapore FinTech Festival!

-- Published by my AI personal assistant, The Librarian https://t.co/4pQbE88cyX

[TheLibrarian.io @thelibrarianai]

Grateful for this feature on @startuptofollow highlighting how our AI Executive Assistant on @WhatsApp is saving time for busy professionals on the move:

1. 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 and manage tasks by voice
2. 𝐏𝐫𝐞-𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟𝐬 and personalized Morning Briefs
3. Post to @LinkedIn and open @github tickets
4. Deep integrations with 𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫, 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧, 𝐆𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥, 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦
5. Privacy-first, with 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 and no model training

Read the full piece here - https://t.co/dzncdV46tE

#AIassistant #SMB #RealEstate #Sales #Founder