Fundrise CEO Ben Miller on Real Estate & VC Investment Strategies, Macro Trends for 2024 & Building the Online Blackstone

Ben Miller is the co-founder and CEO of Fundrise, the largest direct-to-consumer alternative asset manager in the US. Under his leadership, Fundrise has grown to over 2 million active users and over $3 billion in real estate private equity, private credit, and growth-stage venture capital. Ben also serves as Chairman of the Board of three publicly-registered investment companies and, during his 25-year career, has acquired more than $8 billion of real estate assets, including 37,000 residential units and 5 million square feet of industrial and commercial space. (00:26) - Fundrise's journey to revolutionizing private market investing (8:13) - Benefits of end-to-end platform experience (12:49) - Growth-stage Venture Capital fund (Part I) (15:43) - Real Estate investment strategy (19:20) - Feature: Housing Trust SV (site) - Housing finance & public-private partnerships to create more equitable & affordable communities (20:31) - AI impact on Commercial Real Estate (28:14) - Macro trends impacting Real Estate (29:46) - Economy outlook for 2024 (35:24) - Growth-stage Venture Capital fund (Part II) (46:25) - Long-term vs. short-term lessons (48:59) - Collaboration Superpower: Alexander Hamilton 💚 Learn more: ➡️ Ben Miller on Twitter ➡️ Fundrise's site ➡️ Get $50 on Fundrise by signing up here ➡️ Onward, a Fundrise podcast with Ben Miller & guests (site) 💚 Feature: ➡️ Housing Trust Silicon Valley's site - Housing finance & public-private partnerships to create more equitable & affordable communities. 💚 Connect with Tangent: ➡️ Edward Cohen on LinkedIn ➡️ Edward Cohen on X ➡️ Jeff Berman on LinkedIn ➡️ Jeff Berman on X ➡️ Zach Aarons on LinkedIn ➡️ Tangent on LinkedIn ➡️ Tangent on X Disclaimer: Tangent podcast is for entertainment and informational purposes only, you should not construe any such information or other material as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advise. Nothing contained on our program constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer by Tangent, Camber Creek, MetaProp, or any third party guest to buy or sell any securities, public or private, other financial instruments or funds.