Glenn Kelman

Glenn is the former 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.

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Redfin Chases After Steve Ballmer

May 31, 2007

Redfin attended the Technology Alliance annual luncheon today, to see who would win the startup of the year award. I brought my computer to the

Century 21 Runs an Anti-Redfin Ad!

May 28, 2007

About a week after Redfin showed up on 60 Minutes, Century 21 started running an ad challenging the idea that you could buy a home

MLS to Redfin: Down Dog, and Kennel!

May 18, 2007

Rainer Maria Rilke once wrote that we have in love to learn only this: letting go. Everything else comes naturally. In starting Sweet Digs, a

60 Minutes Aftermath: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Realtor Scorned

May 14, 2007

Redfin and the traditional real estate industry duked it out on 60 Minutes last night. The segment aired second, after Mitt Romney took a stand

Unleash the Hounds

May 13, 2007

Pandemonium here at Redfin as 60 Minutes aired first on the East Coast and now, in a few minutes, out here in the West. When

What to Think of When You Want to Smile

May 9, 2007

Redfin has been showing up all over the place lately. Some Redfin customers were on a Seattle TV news magazine the other night, looking oddly