Steven Edwards

President, REthink Development; SVP Lifestyle Development, Ensemble

Steve Edwards is principal and president at REthink Development, a boutique real estate development company, and SVP of Lifestyle Development at Ensemble Investments, a full-service development and real estate company. Steve is responsible for leading highly specialized mixed-use real estate development projects that combine creative placemaking techniques with emerging prop-tech solutions in sustainable ways. From a one-of-a-kind boutique hotel that will break all the molds on Abbot Kinney Blvd in Venice to a set of 6 mixed-use projects with 1200+ units and close to 2 million square feet in the Silicon Valley, Steve is figuring out and building what is next for real estate. By finding, integrating, and optimizing a cadre of prop-tech and climate-tech solutions with innovative placemaking and real estate practices, Steve will build communities and places of the future while helping to foster new technologies and protect the environment along the way. Prior to real estate, Steve was head of product management for a venture-backed Los Angeles digital media start-up and a co-founder of an enterprise software start-up in San Francisco. Mucker’s entrepreneurs, technologists, and start-ups are welcome to talk to Steve to see how their prop-tech or climate-tech ideas/solutions might be deployed in the built environment. He is also available to talk about general commercial real estate needs for portfolio companies as well.

Articles by Steven Edwards

How to Keep Your Emails Landing in the Inbox with Google’s Updated Spam Policies with Daniel-wise Ojaide

In this Mucker Growth session, Daniel-wise Ojaide from Warmbox.ai delves into the changes to Google and Yahoo’s updated spam policies and how to ensure your emails and outbound campaigns are...

Best Customers, Best Results: Unlocking Retention-Driven B2C Growth with Julius Lai

In this Mucker Growth session, Julius Lai from ArtShare discusses customer retention, which is often overlooked but essential for startups facing growth challenges. The following content will provide practical recaps...

Leveraging a Financial Model for Fundraising Success with Steven Plappert

In this Mucker Growth Session, Steven Plappert, CEO and co-founder of Forecastr, tackles how to use your financial model to the best capacity when fundraising. Your financial model can be...

How to Nail Your Pitch Deck (and Avoid Mistakes Founders Make) with Matt Gore

Have you ever thought of the average attention span per slide when an investor is going through your pitch deck? What kind of pitch deck are investors expecting? Our recent...

How Startups Can Develop a Positioning Strategy To Create a Lasting Brand with Rosabel Tao

In this Mucker Growth session, Rosabel Tao from Fire & Bridge delves into the critical field of startup positioning strategy and its crucial role in shaping enduring brands. Rosabel also...

SaaS Startup Pricing Mistakes (and How to Fix Them) with Kyle Poyar

In this Mucker Growth session, Kyle Poyar from OpenView delves into the critical topic of pricing for SaaS startups, aiming to rectify prevailing mistakes in your pricing strategies. Optimizing SaaS...