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New Website, New Boston MLS Rules: Unleash The Hounds!
I remember exactly where I was when I got the news that the Boston-area MLS — the database that brokers use to share listings —
Welcome Microsoftlings, We Love You
A job applicant just told me Thursday that “Everybody knows you don’t like Microsoft or Amazon people.” Just last week, a board member heard the
Lightweight Headless Test for Trailing Commas in JavaScript
Yesterday one of my co-workers spent hours reproducing and tracking down a bug that turned out to be a stray comma. Unfortunately, Microsoft Internet Explorer
Should Yammer Really Be Called Crammer?
Have you heard? Yammer is Twitter for corporations. On Monday it launched. On Wednesday, it won TechCrunch50’s top prize. By this morning, Yammer was reporting
Honey, I Shrunk the Startups!
Barack Obama and John McCain are going to spend the next two months arguing over the economy, mostly about how to foster innovation. The politicians
Message in a Bottle
We’ve been experimenting with messages in various locations across Redfin.com. Recently, we placed an announcement in a message box at the top of our map
Redfin Expands to Oregon, First of Nine States That Outlaw Our Business Model
Spread the word! Redfin’s finally expanding to Portland, and offering search for most of Western Oregon, which will increase the number of listings on our
Party with Redfin at Glengarry Glen Ross Next Thursday
The first inspirational speech I ever got in the corporate world concluded when my old friend Kirill Sheynkman removed his gold watch and put it
Secret Squirrel and the Redfin Home-buying Class
Last night, we held one of our free home-buying classes, right here in our posh new digs. I’m in the uniquely weird position of working
And The Top Redfin Blogger For January Is…
Last November we added trackbacks to the site so that any time a blogger links to Redfin we link back. This means that home-buyers browsing
The Garage and the Penthouse
When it comes to rent, entrepreneurs are sometimes too cheap for our own good. Up ‘til Redfin’s move last week, I’d spent the last 15
Why Isn't There an Executive Master's Program in Computer Science?
Two executive MBA students just came by the house to interview me for a class on entrepreneurship. Answering questions about the #1 quality of an
