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Florida's condo evolution: What other states can learn
Years of changes in the Florida Condominium Act reacting to market and other factors have posed challenges that may threaten a portion of Florida's housing supply. But even as Florida grapples with the fallout of legislative changes to its cond...
Florida condo owners will pay more in 2025. Time is running out to sell.
The Florida condo market is recalibrating, as changes to the Condo Act tank the market for 30-plus year old condos, creating uncertainty for the thousands of families who own them. But developers looking to buy them are facing their own uncertain...
New Florida condo rules: Developer buyouts offer lifelines to owners
The deadline for associations to receive their completed structural reserve studies is Dec. 31. Across the state, condo owners and their associations are going to soon be waking up to the reality that their financial situation is more tenuous tha...
Venture capital drought leads to cap table chaos
After more than two years of venture capital retrenchment, startups that survived the battle are emerging as real busines...
Fintech needs to grow up, and quick, to survive
The fintech startup funding ecosystem has changed significantly over the past 24 months, creating an entirely new rulebook for companies chasing investor capital. Plans to scale at all costs will no longer win over investors, so fintech founders...
Green backlash: how business leaders can make an important difference
Protests against the cost of green policies seem to be on the rise after years of steady progress in combating climate change. If public opinion starts to weaken the will of politicians to effect change, businesses will need to step up their lead...
As Florida Condo Prices Fall, What's a Condo Seller to Do?
Condo prices in Florida have been steadily falling, fueled by an increasing rate of motivated sellers.
Certainly, high interest rates are a part of this t...
AI is a Net Win for the Environment
AI and climate change are two of the biggest existential quandaries our generation has to face. As we grapple with how to manage the ever-growing impacts to the planet, artificial intelligence-despite its own risks and threats-may be our best...
As Inflation Bites, Loyalty Programs Are More Important Than Ever. Here's How to Create One That'll Stand the Test of Time.
Chances are your loyalty program is failing. While north of 80% of Americans are enrolled in them, most are used once or twice and then forgotten.
Customers are finding that what's intended as a perk has evolved into work. Points prog...
A perfect storm is coming to South Florida as maintenance fees threaten condo owners
A financial cliff may await Florida condo owners at the end of the year, as new r...
The Sound of A.I. in Hollywood
Actors and writers reached their agreement with A.I. What about sound designers?
After some long and painful fights, the issue of A.I. - at least for actors and writers - has been resolved. For the rest of us in Hol...
Educators must now emphasize the humans in the ChatGPT loop
Just over a year since the introduction of ChatGPT to the public, educators in school districts of every size and demographic description are grappling with the massive implications of AI and large language models (LLMs) on their students, teache...
AI In Marketing: A Tool, Not A Threat
Breathe easy marketing teams: ChatGPT and similar Artificial Intelligence tools will not be putting you in the unemployment line anytime soon despite growing frets.
It will streamline mundane tasks and produce ideas, but it will not r...
Recession High Stakes And How Scenario Planning Can Help Pave The Way Forward
Corporate America is not feeling confident about their next big bet. The reason? Widespread indecision on where the economy is headed. Despite today's highly unpredictable economy, forward progress is still possible but will require bold CEOs a...
The Oil & Gas Industry Needs to Attract Next Gen Talent
Financial results are booming in the oil and gas industry, but climate-change-driven opposition to energy companies has driven away young talent. Industry players need a board-level focus on human capital and inclusivity if companies are going to...
Here's Why Your Ad Spend Is Failing On ROI
A recent study from the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) raised eyebrows with its finding that there was more than $20 billion of "ad waste" in global programmatic advertising-almost a quarter of the total spend.
But by...