Mark Smukler is an investment banker turned software engineer turned PropTech entrepreneur who spent the last 5 years building technology that elevates apartment living. In 2016 Mark founded Bixby, an app to help property managers streamline operations and provide a better resident experience. Mark sold Bixby to Hello Alfred in 2019 where he's spent the last two years leading product development. Today Mark is working on a new startup yet to launch called Flow that provides consumers on-demand access to nearby location-based businesses such as co-working spaces and gyms that would otherwise require a membership or long-term commitment.

-On the influences of an international childhood

-From investment bank in Little Rock to entrepreneur co-founding Bixby

-Pioneer of PropTech: Why is real estate so behind as an industry?

-The rollercoaster life of a founder (no fundraising = not even ramen!)

-Leading Bixby to acquisition by Hello Alfred (+ the transition to running a department within a larger company)

-Advice: Seek help! Most of the time, all of you have to do is ask.

-"I am incredibly bullish on New York and incredibly grateful for New York"

-NEW STARTUP ANNOUNCEMENT: Flow!