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How Much Would Mint Be Worth Now?
It has almost been 18 months since Intuit acquired Mint for $170 million, so long ago that we can hardly remember how vigorously venture investors
Friendship and Solitude
Have you read the wonderful, deeply counter-cultural lecture on solitude and leadership delivered by William Deresiewicz in spring 2010 to the West Point plebe class? I
Redfin Launches Facebook Integration, Customer Deal Room
Big news! Redfin launched a bunch of new technologies last night — an online Deal Room to guide our home-buying customers through escrow, the ability
The Story of My Life
When we think about what makes a life good or bad, we tend to focus on the key events: a small envelope on the counter,
Celebrity or Entrepreneur?
I was just reading Chris Dixon’s notes on starting your first company, and noticed that five of his eleven recommendations focus on becoming a social-media
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,
What Can’t Change
There has been plenty of talk lately, from Phil Sugar and Ben Horowitz and from me too, about how you have to be a different
What Can't Change
There has been plenty of talk lately, from Phil Sugar and Ben Horowitz and from me too, about how you have to be a different
Introducing Redfin 3.0: Redfin Becomes a No-Brainer
***UPDATE AS OF JULY 8, 2014: The Redfin homebuyer refund is calculated on a sliding scale, and varies by market. The average refund is about one-third
In the Land of Steve, Quality Counts for Something
Redfin is now the top-rated real estate application on every major mobile device. This is an objective fact for Android, where Redfin stands clearly above
Will I Make More Money if My Listing Agent Also Represents the Buyer?
A surprising number of U.S. listings – about 1 in 10 — are sold by a real estate agent who also represents the buyer. How, we wondered, does this work out for the seller who originally hired the real estate agent?
Beginning Thursday, Redfin Will Not Display Zillow Listings
Redfin received notice late last Friday that on Thursday, February 9, Zillow will no longer be sending us for-sale-by-owner listings and other manually posted listings
