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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100% Pure Grape-Nuts

September 22, 2010

TechCrunch’s Sarah Lacy just published an essay on how Silicon Valley has still been eating steaks throughout the recession. She makes the case using the

Groupon's Success Disaster

September 16, 2010

There’s a fascinating essay on Facebook just now from the owner of the lovely Posie’s Cafe in Portland, OR about how Groupon nearly bankrupted her

Groupon’s Success Disaster

September 16, 2010

There’s a fascinating essay on Facebook just now from the owner of the lovely Posie’s Cafe in Portland, OR about how Groupon nearly bankrupted her

Bill Gates, Hero

September 15, 2010

It’s a simple argument: Bill Gates is, by far, our industry’s greatest hero. It’s hard to believe we once saw Bill as the pie-splattered villain,

Thirty Minutes a Day

September 13, 2010

In this week’s TechFlash podcast, Todd Bishop asks me how I find the time to blog. I said that writing is how I develop a

Most Recent

100% Pure Grape-Nuts

September 22, 2010

TechCrunch’s Sarah Lacy just published an essay on how Silicon Valley has still been eating steaks throughout the recession. She makes the case using the

Groupon's Success Disaster

September 16, 2010

There’s a fascinating essay on Facebook just now from the owner of the lovely Posie’s Cafe in Portland, OR about how Groupon nearly bankrupted her

Groupon’s Success Disaster

September 16, 2010

There’s a fascinating essay on Facebook just now from the owner of the lovely Posie’s Cafe in Portland, OR about how Groupon nearly bankrupted her

Bill Gates, Hero

September 15, 2010

It’s a simple argument: Bill Gates is, by far, our industry’s greatest hero. It’s hard to believe we once saw Bill as the pie-splattered villain,

Thirty Minutes a Day

September 13, 2010

In this week’s TechFlash podcast, Todd Bishop asks me how I find the time to blog. I said that writing is how I develop a

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