Carlo Benigni
@carlobenigni.bsky.social
I help institutional investors originate, plan & develop value-add real estate in Italy | $4.5B RE Delivered | $600M GDV Unlocked | Founder @ Benigni | Ex-Brookfield, Lendlease
60% of hybrid offices underperform—not from location or design, but because landlords think passively.
The office sector now demands daily operational management: IoT sensors, experience apps, real-time KPIs.
Operate or be obsolete.
The office sector now demands daily operational management: IoT sensors, experience apps, real-time KPIs.
Operate or be obsolete.
October 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
60% of hybrid offices underperform—not from location or design, but because landlords think passively.
The office sector now demands daily operational management: IoT sensors, experience apps, real-time KPIs.
Operate or be obsolete.
The office sector now demands daily operational management: IoT sensors, experience apps, real-time KPIs.
Operate or be obsolete.
Ten minutes into my pitch, I realized I was losing a €50B fund.
I sold my CV instead of solving their problem.
They didn’t want development risk—they wanted cash-on-cash returns.
The pivot: I stopped talking, started asking.
The lesson: Investors don’t buy experience. They buy fit.
I sold my CV instead of solving their problem.
They didn’t want development risk—they wanted cash-on-cash returns.
The pivot: I stopped talking, started asking.
The lesson: Investors don’t buy experience. They buy fit.
October 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ten minutes into my pitch, I realized I was losing a €50B fund.
I sold my CV instead of solving their problem.
They didn’t want development risk—they wanted cash-on-cash returns.
The pivot: I stopped talking, started asking.
The lesson: Investors don’t buy experience. They buy fit.
I sold my CV instead of solving their problem.
They didn’t want development risk—they wanted cash-on-cash returns.
The pivot: I stopped talking, started asking.
The lesson: Investors don’t buy experience. They buy fit.
High-performing teams fail more often than average ones.
I audit stalled projects every quarter—same killers every time:
1. Wrong expertise
2. Blurry roles
3. Mid-project slump
Fix these and speed returns. Even PMI agrees: process ≠ progress.
Which one hit your team?
I audit stalled projects every quarter—same killers every time:
1. Wrong expertise
2. Blurry roles
3. Mid-project slump
Fix these and speed returns. Even PMI agrees: process ≠ progress.
Which one hit your team?
October 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
High-performing teams fail more often than average ones.
I audit stalled projects every quarter—same killers every time:
1. Wrong expertise
2. Blurry roles
3. Mid-project slump
Fix these and speed returns. Even PMI agrees: process ≠ progress.
Which one hit your team?
I audit stalled projects every quarter—same killers every time:
1. Wrong expertise
2. Blurry roles
3. Mid-project slump
Fix these and speed returns. Even PMI agrees: process ≠ progress.
Which one hit your team?
Offices aren’t dying. The boring ones are.
The future of workspace = hospitality-grade service + tech + experience.
Investors treating buildings as platforms—not products—are winning.
How is your portfolio adapting to this shift?
The future of workspace = hospitality-grade service + tech + experience.
Investors treating buildings as platforms—not products—are winning.
How is your portfolio adapting to this shift?
October 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Offices aren’t dying. The boring ones are.
The future of workspace = hospitality-grade service + tech + experience.
Investors treating buildings as platforms—not products—are winning.
How is your portfolio adapting to this shift?
The future of workspace = hospitality-grade service + tech + experience.
Investors treating buildings as platforms—not products—are winning.
How is your portfolio adapting to this shift?
12 months ago, I made AI my teammate.
At first, I doubted it—was it cheating?
Now, AI is part of my routine, saving time and sharpening my thinking.
Key lessons: use it for boring tasks, challenge ideas, and ask better questions—it’s a skill.
What’s your biggest AI win or challenge?
At first, I doubted it—was it cheating?
Now, AI is part of my routine, saving time and sharpening my thinking.
Key lessons: use it for boring tasks, challenge ideas, and ask better questions—it’s a skill.
What’s your biggest AI win or challenge?
November 27, 2024 at 8:04 PM
12 months ago, I made AI my teammate.
At first, I doubted it—was it cheating?
Now, AI is part of my routine, saving time and sharpening my thinking.
Key lessons: use it for boring tasks, challenge ideas, and ask better questions—it’s a skill.
What’s your biggest AI win or challenge?
At first, I doubted it—was it cheating?
Now, AI is part of my routine, saving time and sharpening my thinking.
Key lessons: use it for boring tasks, challenge ideas, and ask better questions—it’s a skill.
What’s your biggest AI win or challenge?