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A Dumb Real Estate Guy’s Take On Tech. Weekly AI and software commentary for commercial real estate, from JP Conklin.
Seniority Buys Time, Not Immunity
August 10, 2026 By now you know I believe AI is going to have a sweeping impact on the labor market. Long term, net positive. Short term, disruptive.
Why Everyone Hates Salesforce
August 03, 2026 AI is tricking us into thinking we're software developers. It writes the code, so we assume the hard part is handled. But AI just made us the designer again...the same designer that built the Salesforce everyone hates…
Your AI Hub and Our MCP Servers
July 27, 2026 If APIs are how traditional software talks to each other, MCP Servers are how AIs talk to traditional software. Traditionally, we have mentally associated tech providers with their UI screens. We log into each one independently, get what we need, and go back to work. Here’s an experience for someone that’s using Yardi, HubSpot, CoStar, and LoanBoss.
New Team Composition: Build/Relationships
July 20, 2026 Our AI implementation has me reconsidering the team composition. I’ve generally viewed the team through two lenses.
Exception Math - The 1% That Dictates Whether I Ever Hire Again
July 13, 2026 I believe that our success implementing AI has largely eliminated entry level analyst hiring. We could double the number of clients without adding a single person. Claude mostly agreed, but with one exception.
How To Maximize AI: The Red Pen Fermi Exercise
July 06, 2026 AI makes it dangerously easy for me to think that I am something I am not. A scientist, a doctor, a lawyer, a trip planner, an AI implementation expert…
The Second Biggest Game Changer for Us: Supabase
June 28, 2026 This week, let’s talk about Supabase. I’ve dedicated two newsletters in the past year on why you should spend the time to set up a database. Like all software, LoanBoss is, at its core, a database, which enabled LoanBoss to put AI to work faster than Pensford.
The Biggest Game Changer for Us: n8n
June 22, 2026 n8n (n8n.io) connects your tools to each other so the manual steps in between just stop existing. Think of it as circuits wired between all your systems.
Anthropic Giveth and the Govt Taketh Away
June 13, 2026 Explore the implications of Anthropic's Claude model shutdown amid political tensions, and the evolving risks of AI integration in business.