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Groupon's Success Disaster
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
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
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
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
What Really Matters in the Debate Between VCs and Angels
It all started at 9 a.m. on July 30, when Dave McClure launched his blog post declaring that venture capitalists are dinosaurs. Since then, TechCrunch
Google Instant and The End of the Homepage
Much of today’s discussion around Google Instant, which returns search results and suggests query refinements as you type in a query, is about how the
Redfin is Leaving NAR
The following letter is from Redfin’s leadership team: Redfin is moving to end our support of the National Association of Realtors for two reasons: NAR
Redfin Welcomes Tamara Robinson as Senior Director, Southern California
Tamara Robinson has joined Redfin as a Senior Director overseeing our brokerage business in Southern California, which includes Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire and
Adam Wiener Is Leaving Redfin
Our CEO, Glenn Kelman, sent this email to all Redfin employees on August 29, 2023. Dear Redfin, Redfin’s president of real estate services, Adam Wiener,
MLS Outage Impacting Real Estate Services and Housing Market Reporting
Update as of August 24, 2023: The outage has been resolved in most of the affected markets. Agents in these areas are now able to
Redfin Adds Wind Risk Data for U.S. Homes
This week, Redfin became the first brokerage to publish wind risk data for nearly every U.S. home for sale on Redfin.com. That means you can
Redfin CEO Slack Message on Affirmative Action Ruling
In response to employee questions about how the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling would affect Redfin’s diversity policies, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman posted this message
