STRATA is in the books — and wow, what a day. Together with our partners at MIT, we packed a room in Cambridge with some of the smartest people we’ve ever met to talk about what’s next for cities, tech, and real estate.

In this episode, we look back at what went down: Travis Kalanick shared his vision for an “operating system for the physical world,” Joe Pine reminded us why experiences matter more than ever, and we learned how innovation, design, and capital are colliding to reshape urban life.

We also got into what surprised us most — how cities can get smarter without losing their soul, and why the real change-makers might be the builders, not the algorithms.

It was a big day, full of ideas, laughs, and a few curveballs (yes, we ended up talking about OpenAI’s new adult content policy).

In this episode, we cover:
🏙 The Quantum City vision — beyond “smart,” toward human-centered growth.
💡 How MIT is reframing the built environment and economic acceleration.
🍽 Travis Kalanick’s mission to reinvent food, kitchens, and urban logistics.
🎢 Joe Pine’s “Experience Economy” — how spaces become transformative.
💰 Capital markets, blockchain, and funding the next generation of cities.
🚗 From parking to flying taxis — how mobility will reshape skylines.
🤖 Biometrics, AI, and the strange future we’re already living in.