Thanks to @HarryStebbings at @20vcFund for sitting down with me to talk about (almost) everything. You can listen to the episode on Spotify now:
Here’s just a few of the topics we covered:
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For 45 years, Berkeley built virtually no new housing. By the mid-2010s, it was the most expensive college town in America. Shortly thereafter, YIMBYs took over and kicked off a building boom. Today, nominal rents are below 2018 rates—remarkable progress on affordability.
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