Al Goldstein, Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Stoic Lane stops by The Business Brew to discuss what his firm is doing in the private markets. Stoic lane is focused on acquiring controlling positions primarily in short term rental management and back office solutions for entrepreneurs. The entity is structured as a corporation with shares rather than as a partnership. As of now, Al's long term goal is to go public. 3:00 - Background and first exit 6:00 - Entering real estate in 2008 8:00 - Al's perspective as an immigrant 10:00 - Starting a private REIT 13:50 - Al's next venture in consumer lending 18:30 - What is Stoic Lane 26:15 - Capital light model with regional brands 30:00 - Creating the right incentives 34:00 - Focusing on the long term 40:00 - Execution is the hard part
