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David Stifter has spent more than two decades at the intersection of real estate, technology, and finance. As Managing Director and functional CTO at Digital Bridge (formerly Colony Capital), he led data architecture, process improvement, and finance transformation initiatives across major acquisitions. In 2020, he co-founded PredictAP with a team of B2B SaaS and AI veterans from Blizzard, Apple, and HubSpot. Since then, the company has grown to serve more than 60 real estate firms and raised an $8 million Series A in 2023. David is based in Lincoln, MA.
(02:20) From Colony Capital to founding PredictAP
(05:11) When a $60B firm couldn't pay bills
(07:23) Why invoice coding is harder than it looks
(09:29) CAM pools, triple net leases, and the permutation problem
(13:43) When institutional knowledge walks out the door
(16:38) How to tell a real solution from a pretty demo
(20:48) PredictAP: From inbox to Yardi in 30 seconds
(24:47) Related Group, Cushman & Wakefield, and what 130 clients taught PredictAP
(27:59) Why integration makes or breaks AP automation
(30:17) Build vs. buy: what CFOs & COOs get wrong
(33:51) Sheriff vs. shepherd: how to manage AI adoption internally
(35:50) AP coding, audit risk, and financial misstatement
(38:44) Collaboration superpower: Richard Feynman
🏙️ Learn more:
-Visit PredictAP
-David Stifter on LinkedIn
🏙️ Virtual Events:
-AI & Innovation Forum: Multifamily: on 9/29
-AI & Innovation Forum: Multifamily: on 9/29
-SFR / BTR Forum: on 10/22
🏙️ In-person Events:
-Institutional Investors & PE Forum: in NYC on 9/16
-South Florida Capital & Development Forum: in Miami on 10/15
-Finance Forum: in NYC on 11/3
-All upcoming Commercial Observer events
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