Glenn Kelman

Glenn Kelman

Glenn is the CEO of Redfin. Prior to joining Redfin, he was a co-founder of Plumtree Software, a Sequoia-backed, publicly traded company that created the enterprise portal software market. In his seven years at Plumtree, Glenn at different times led engineering, marketing, product management, and business development; he also was responsible for financing and general operations in Plumtree's early days. Prior to starting Plumtree, Glenn worked as one of the first employees at Stanford Technology Group, a Sequoia-backed start-up acquired by IBM. Glenn was raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a regular contributor to the Redfin blog and Twitter.

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I was just reading Chris Dixon’s notes on starting your first company, and noticed that five of his eleven recommendations focus on becoming a social-media

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Every time I get on a plane, I think of Jim Flatley, the vice-president of sales at my old company, Plumtree Software. Corvette-driver, hair-gunker, suit-wearer,

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Cluster Buck Rogers!

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On a Sunday transcontinental flight, I was stuck in a middle seat next to a woman reading a book filled with conspiracy theories. I minded

Most Recent

Celebrity or Entrepreneur?

I was just reading Chris Dixon’s notes on starting your first company, and noticed that five of his eleven recommendations focus on becoming a social-media

Jim Flatley Wasn't a Recliner

Every time I get on a plane, I think of Jim Flatley, the vice-president of sales at my old company, Plumtree Software. Corvette-driver, hair-gunker, suit-wearer,

Jim Flatley Wasn’t a Recliner

Every time I get on a plane, I think of Jim Flatley, the vice-president of sales at my old company, Plumtree Software. Corvette-driver, hair-gunker, suit-wearer,

Cluster Buck Rogers!

Big news! Redfin has begun clustering listing search results! We’ve rolled out the feature to Seattle, Portland, the Bay Area, Sacramento and Phoenix so far,

The Crazy Woman Speaks

On a Sunday transcontinental flight, I was stuck in a middle seat next to a woman reading a book filled with conspiracy theories. I minded

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