E36: Fractionalizing Real Estate - The Future of Investing with EKTA CEO

When Shift Happens Podcast

Berwin Tanco is the Founder and CEO of Ekta Chain and Entire Land. He listed his first company on the NASDAQ at the age of 21 and now runs a half-billion-dollar Real Estate empire. He also owns an Island in Indonesia and recently bought the EKTA Tower in Kuala Lumpur - a 100 Million Building located right besides the Petronas Towers - that he plans to transform into a "small city". In this episode, Berwin shares his origin story from competitive swimming in the Philippines to the dot-com boom days in Silicon Valley. He explains the vision behind Ekta's fractional real estate NFT marketplace and how he is democratizing Real Estate investing by helping people buy properties around the world with as little as 100$. Key Topics: 00:00 Meet Berwin 05:36 Dot Com Millionaire Origins 09:51 Heartbreak Hotel To Bali Billions 16:36 Berwin Learns Property The Hard Way 32:38 Get Rich In Real Estate With No Debt 45:03 Don't Trust The Banks 49:50 Bali Property Bubble? 57:00 Discovering Blockchain & web3 01:02:24 Building A Blockchain From Nothing 01:07:21 Real Estate + Blockchain 01:09:37 Fractional Real Estate Explained 01:13:49 Blockchain School For Beginners 01:20:27 Rollercoaster Ride In Crypto 01:30:34 Is Ekta Too Good To Be Real? 01:34:14 Berwin's Big Lightbulb Moment Learn about EKTA: Website: https://www.ekta.io/ Telegram: https://t.me/ekta_community Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7lqOoauK3ndiVrm1-nIAg Github: https://github.com/ekta-ecosystem/ekta-ecosystem-audits Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/EktaChain Follow When Shift Happens: Website: https://www.when-shift-happens.co/ Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/yieldlabs Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinffollonier/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kevinfollonier Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinfollonier/