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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,
One in Five Facebook Employees Has No Imagination Whatsoever
Whoa! Shocking news, guys. An engineer left Google for Facebook. The great Lars Rasmussen, creator of Google Maps and Google Wave, quit Google Thursday to
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
CarMax Founder Austin Ligon Joins Redfin Board
What a coup for Redfin! The founder and former CEO of CarMax, Austin Ligon, joined Redfin’s board of directors this week, and also made a
100% Pure Grape-Nuts
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
Something I’ve Been Meaning to Say for A Long Time
For no real reason, a San Diego Sweet Digs blogger attacked real estate broker Kris Berg today. The contract blogger, a usually kind person who
Boston Real Estate: Not Clinically Depressed, Just a Split Personality
Chris Glew – Redfin Advantage essayist and Boston hockey fan – stopped another fur-flying meeting in its tracks last week with an arresting observation. He
Men Like Ravenous Fishes Feed on One Another
Redfin Short Sale Policy Update: We’re sorry, Redfin no longer tours or services offers on short sales. Like the bad-news boyfriend you can’t cut loose
At Last, The Outrage is Over (Introducing Redfin Select)
Evan, one of several old roommates who still put me up on visits to San Francisco, is perhaps the most dignified person I know. He
The Redfin Advantage: Bigger, Broader, Higher Statistical Confidence
April 24, 2008 addition: Redfin is correcting how it calculates the weighted average in the Redfin Advantage report. Greg Wharton, the general counsel at my
Syndicate Redfin Listings in WordPress
Our very own PM, Matt Goyer, recently setup his Seattle condos WordPress blog to include a syndication of new Redfin listings. We thought it would
