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Honey, I Shrunk the Startups, Part II
A few comments about Dave McClure’s Sunday post encouraging entrepreneurs under 30 to sell at the earliest opportunity, from someone who was a founder under
How to Set Up Hot Code Replacement with Tomcat and Eclipse
This blog post will guide you through setting up Tomcat hot code replacement (also called hotswap debugging) in Eclipse. What Is “Hot Code Replace”? What’s
Installing Beta Builds on iPhone
Probably the hardest part of learning to code an iPhone app is figuring out how to get your app installed on a phone. Even after
This is Only a Test…
My college roommate used to end every midnight conversation with me — we were inseparable friends and still all we talked about with one another
At Last! Redfin Releases Its iPhone App!
At long last, Redfin has an iPhone application. And it is gorgeous and fast and free and freakishly powerful. Apple took ten days to approve
August Newsletter: Prices Tick up, Redfin in Time's Top 50 Websites
On the last Tuesday of every month, just before the Case-Shiller data is released at 6 a.m., we start writing Redfin’s customer newsletter. Which has
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,
