Company News
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
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,