Episode #107: Building a Financial Backbone with Ben Lapidus

Hello and welcome to the 107th Episode of the Real Estate Asset Management Podcast! Building a Financial Backbone with Ben Lapidus.Ben is the Chief Financial Officer for Spartan Investment Group LLC, where he has applied his finance and business development skills to construct from scratch a portfolio of over $500M assets under management, build the corporate finance backbone for the organization, and organize over $200M of debt capital from the firm. Key Takeaways : Let's take a deep dive into the entrepreneurial journey with Ben LapidusHow did Ben get into data?What was it like to build a system like this?Discussion on Netsuite and Hedgehog PrincipleThe custom-built real estate accounting toolHow Data Integrity allows us to go faster and be more transparent with investors and stakeholdersAcquisitions, capital markets, accounting, and finance experiencesTweetables:” Jim Collins hedgehog principle is to find something that overlaps with three components of your life.Something that you're the best at, something that you be a category of one at, something that you really enjoy doing.You're passionate about, which isn't always the same as being, the best at and three something that's economically viable, something that you can make money with” Follow us:✅ Join our group for the latest updates – https://tinyurl.com/mhp5t6 ⠀✅ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/break-of-day-capital/                           https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-lipsky/ ✅ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/BreakofDayCapital✅ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/breakofdaycapital/Today’s Show Sponsor :Garzella/Multifamily Risk Advisors https://garzellagroup.com/