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Not Random. Just Rigged. How Venture Capital Picks Its Winners

Jun 23, 2025

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Not Random. Just Rigged. How Venture Capital Picks Its Winners

As Power Forward approaches—the LA summit hosted by Equity Angels—I keep coming back to one truth: in venture, luck isn’t random.

Venture Capital

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Maximillian Diez
Maximillian Diez
The End of the Funnel: Why Real Estate Search Is Going Direct-to-Consumer

Apr 29, 2025

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The End of the Funnel: Why Real Estate Search Is Going Direct-to-Consumer

The digital real estate game is changing—buyers don’t want brands, they want homes. And they’re finding them without ever visiting a portal homepage.

Future

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Maximillian Diez
Maximillian Diez

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Future

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bc of AEO.. You Need the Quote.

Jun 9, 2025

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bc of AEO.. You Need the Quote.

Why the Future of Visibility Belongs to Brands That Get Quoted ---------> Not Just Found

Maximillian Diez
Maximillian Diez

Leadership

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Our United States Is For Sale

May 19, 2025

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8 min read

Our United States Is For Sale

Trump’s Presidency as a Brokerage of American Power

Maximillian Diez
Maximillian Diez
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Venture Capital Is Growing Up — and Getting Its Hands Dirty

Venture Capital Is Growing Up — and Getting Its Hands Dirty

Venture firms are abandoning passive investing in favor of building, buying, and holding — and founders are asking for it.

Venture Capital

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USF’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative: Where Ideas Become Action

USF’s Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative: Where Ideas Become Action

Empowering the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs with Knowledge, Mentorship, and Opportunity

Future

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Rocket & Redfin Merger: How This Powerhouse Could Handle 1 in 6 U.S. Purchase Mortgages

Rocket & Redfin Merger: How This Powerhouse Could Handle 1 in 6 U.S. Purchase Mortgages

How This Deal Could Reshape Real Estate and Challenge Industry Giants - Part one of a two-part series.

Exits

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Tech Trends: Why $430B and 436K Techies Say SF Isn’t Going Anywhere (No Matter How Expensive the Avocado Toast)

Tech Trends: Why $430B and 436K Techies Say SF Isn’t Going Anywhere (No Matter How Expensive the Avocado Toast)

DiversityInTech

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25V - Navigating the Growth Adventure Vol. 1 by Maximillian Diez

25V - Navigating the Growth Adventure Vol. 1 by Maximillian Diez

Unveiling the Exciting Phases of Product Growth Challenges: Vol. 1

Growth

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The PropTech Fundraising Trap: Why High Valuations Too Early Can Kill Your Next Round

The PropTech Fundraising Trap: Why High Valuations Too Early Can Kill Your Next Round

Growth

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Have You Found Your Chickenjoy? The Power of Product-Market Fit and Category Creation

Have You Found Your Chickenjoy? The Power of Product-Market Fit and Category Creation

How a Fried Chicken and Spaghetti Combo Redefined Fast Food and Built a Global Brand

Product Market Fit

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VCs, Stop Reading and Start Clicking: The Investment Edge You’re Missing

VCs, Stop Reading and Start Clicking: The Investment Edge You’re Missing

Why VCs Who Rely on Research Alone Miss Red Flags, Overlook Winners, and Leave Money on the Table

Venture Capital

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From Tokyo to Tomorrow

Dec 3, 2024

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From Tokyo to Tomorrow

How 2016 Insights Are Shaping PropTech’s Future Today

Proptech

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Maximillian Diez
Maximillian Diez

Profitability & Cost Synergies: How Rocket-Redfin Could Unlock $800M+ in Annual Profit

Can This Merger Drive Long-Term Profitability Through AI, Automation, and Agent Model Shifts? Part two of a two-part series.

Exits

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Mar 17, 2025

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5 min read

Rocket & Redfin Merger: How This Powerhouse Could Handle 1 in 6 U.S. Purchase Mortgages

How This Deal Could Reshape Real Estate and Challenge Industry Giants - Part one of a two-part series.

Exits

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Mar 13, 2025

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6 min read

Weekly Pulse: The Liquidity Quandary: Homeowners and Private Equity in 2025

As 2025 nears, homeowners and private equity (PE) firms share similar liquidity challenges in an increasingly difficult market.

Venture Capital

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Oct 10, 2024

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8 min read

Artificial Intelligence


Piloting the AI Revolution: How PropTech Giants Are Redefining Real Estate in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Open Letter to Execs at Realtor, Zillow, Redfin and Homes by Maximillian Diez

Proptech

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Pioneering the AI Frontier: The Future of Real Estate with Zillow, Compass, McKinsey, the Urban Institute via CCRE

Unveiling the AI Renaissance in Real Estate

Proptech

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AI in the City of Lights: How French Startups Are Leading the Charge

25V - AI in Paris

Artificial Intelligence

Musings


From Stage to Startup: The Art of Storytelling in Comedy and Venture Capital

Venture Capital

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Wrapping Up 2024: Gratitude, Growth, and Looking Ahead

Reflecting on Milestones, Meaningful Connections, and a Bright Future Ahead

Future

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Thousands Displaced: When Will California Learn Its Lesson on Wildfires?

A Call to Our State and Local Governments: Act Now to Prevent the Next Wildfire Tragedy

Proptech

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78 Days In—and What It’s Costing Us

What We Choose to Build

Musings

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