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The lessons he and his family learned from the second generation are being put into play as the third generation of Windermere family members enter the business.<br><br>Jacobi, who worked to create\u00a0<strong>MoxiWorks<\/strong>, before spinning it off into a separate company discusses brokerage technology collaboration, what the next iteration of innovation might look like, mistakes brokers make when building or implementing a tech platform and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-12227375\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1595341\/12227375-windermere-s-ob-jacobi-talks-brokerage-tech-shifts.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-12227375&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Here is a small preview of today\u2019s interview with OB. 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