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Silicon Valley Is America's Wealth Engine, Not Its Job Engine
The New York Times’s Catherine Rampell might have been one of the first to notice that Silicon Valley’s magic isn’t creating an enormous number of
Silicon Valley Is America’s Wealth Engine, Not Its Job Engine
The New York Times’s Catherine Rampell might have been one of the first to notice that Silicon Valley’s magic isn’t creating an enormous number of
Merchant Sensibility
The more complicated a business gets, the more of a math problem it becomes. Running a lemonade stand, you don’t need to analyze gross margins
Where Social Media Makes Cowards of Us All
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about Michael Jordan. Michael Jordan was once asked to campaign against Jesse Helms, the senator from Jordan’s home state.
You Only Get One Chance to Make a First Impression
Last week, we published research showing that more than half of all listings activated in 2009 failed to sell by August 2010. We argued then
Why Are So Many Churches for Sale?
Have you noticed how many churches are for sale these days? In almost every major American city, from Chicago to Seattle to Atlanta to Los
Redfin Closes $12-Million Round Led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Redfin today announced its expansion to the Washington, D.C. area and a $12-million series-C financing led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson, the folks behind Skype, Overture
The Naked Truth: Bigger Than We Thought
Between Friday afternoon and Monday morning 320 people signed up for The Naked Truth, an event we’re putting together with Madrona to connect entrepreneurs with
The Naked Truth: The Diddy Spirit Returns
A year ago, the Diddy spirit pervaded Seattle, resulting in a NerdPartySupernova led by an Ephod-clad Michael Arrington as the Grand Poobah. Beer-hauling trucks conked
“Now, I’m Going to Kill You.”
Redfin is one of Time Magazine’s “50 Best Websites of 2007.” We woke up yesterday morning feeling historic, as if we had suddenly become a
A Crazy Decision
In a few minutes, Redfin will post on its website a short notice that we cannot take new listings: From June 16 to July 8,
First Freakonomics, Then the Redfin Advantage, Now An Academic Study Spanning Six Years
Last February, when the rain wouldn’t stop and we were bored out of our minds, Redfin released a year of sales records indicating that our
