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Paul Stanton

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Teacher & Writer at Thesis Driven
📍 New York, New York, United States

Paul Stanton is an expert in developing and growing next-generation real estate and proptech concepts. As a Co-Founder at PTB and a Teacher at Thesis Driven, he focuses on creating access to alternative real estate investments. He holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Richmond.

He is intensely focused on emerging real estate niches that are often overlooked by institutional investors. His analysis covers asset classes like private aviation hangars, data centers, and investment opportunities in non-traditional markets like ski towns.

In 2025, he raised $150 million for General Partners using a unique playbook focused on building client brands rather than just circulating deal summaries.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Teacher & Writer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
Personality Overview

How Paul shows up

Friendly But Slow
Curious But Skeptical
ROI Driven

They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell

Priorities

Topics Paul cares about

Alternative Investments
Writes extensively about niche real estate sectors like private aviation hangars, data centers, and ski town properties, highlighting their high yields before institutional capital arrives.
Real Estate Capital
His firm, PTB, is a boutique investment bank focused on capital raising, and he personally raised $150M for partners in 2025 with an innovative, brand-first approach.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Teacher & Writer
Thesis Driven
8-2022
Co-Founder & Partner
PTB
3-2020 - 3-2023
Head Of Strategy
Equiem
2-2018 - 9-2020
Managing Principal
Workplace Hospitality Management
1-2015 - 9-2018
Co-Founder
Building Social
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2003 - 2007
Bachelor of Science - BS
University of Richmond
1999 - 2003
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The Peddie School
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DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

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