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Two tech talent experts—New Enterprise Associates’ Darcy Casarella and CBRE’s Colin Yasukochi—discuss where to find highly skilled tech workers, the role of venture capital in shaping tech hubs and AI’s influence on office space demand. Share these insights from this week’s episode:&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Strategic Location Strategy: Emerging tech markets in the Midwest and Southeast can offer significant cost advantages with their growing tech talent pools.2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;AI and Talent Focus: Prioritizing AI capabilities to drive innovation and growth will mean finding and upskilling talent quickly across both tech and non-tech companies.3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Concentrated Venture Funding: Venture firms are creating a network effect by investing in new businesses in traditional tech hubs like San Francisco and Manhattan. Understanding the flow of venture capital can help predict the cities in which real estate demand will grow.

New Enterprise Associates is a global venture capital firm with over $20 billion under management. Founded in 1978, NEA has invested in over 750 companies, of which more than 200 have gone public and more than 300 have been successfully acquired. Darcy serves as their Director of Talent, which assists tech firms as they attempt to secure highly qualified talent during periods of rapid growth.


Darcy Casarella

Director of Talent, New Enterprise Associates

Colin Yasukochi is Executive Director of CBRE’s Tech Insights Center where he leads a team that provides thoughtful real estate perspectives on the ever-evolving tech sector in the United States. As a pioneer in tech industry research in commercial real estate, Colin has been the lead author of CBRE’s tech-focused thought leadership pieces—including Scoring Tech Talent and Tech-30.


Colin Yasukochi

Executive Director, Tech Insights Center CBRE

Where We Are: AI, tech employment and office demand

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