#98 - STEVE SHPILSKY

Steve is the Co-Founder and CEO of StayOpen. The startup's mission is to transform vacant commercial real estate space into affordable, flexible, and socially engaging hotels and co-living properties. StayOpen has created a DAO (staydao.io) to help jumpstart the community. Steve brings to his latest venture two decades of experience as an entrepreneur, founder, real estate fund manager, and developer, having raised and invested over $350 million in financing and developed branded hotels and commercial real estate valued at over $1 Billion. Follow Steve on Twitter @shpilsky and learn more about StayOpen and stayDAO at stayopen.com and staydao.io. [2:18] - Steve's story [5:30] - Personal ties to the conflict in Ukraine and perspective on related media coverage [17:36] - Transitioning from a career in accounting to real estate [20:57] - StayOpen’s mission to repurpose buildings into communities for digital nomads [30:23] - The success of StayOpen’s first location in Venice Beach [36:40] - How StayOpen is leveraging NFTs and utilizing a DAO structure to build community [49:42] - How to get involved with stayDAO and get whitelisted for the mint --- Support the show by checking out my sponsors: Join Levels and get personalized insights to learn about your metabolic health. Go to https://levels.link/jake. --- https://homeofjake.com