About Drew Meyers

Founder of GEM Diamond. Zillow Alum. Real estate tech geek. Travel addict & former co-founder of Horizon. Social entrepreneurship advocate. Fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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Be the Neighbor the World Needs

Be the Neighbor the World Needs

I’ve long been a huge fan of what Brett Hagler’s team at New Story is working on. I saw their video this week, and couldn’t help but share it here… such a great message. Please, spread the message to the ends of the earth…

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Delivering Help, One Home at a Time

Delivering Help, One Home at a Time

I’ve been a huge fan of Hello Alfred for several years (I’ve written about them several times in the Geek Estate Mastermind). And this is an example of why… In the 20 cities HelloAlfred calls home, its team is offering help to anyone who needs ESSENTIALS DELIVERED…

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Losing a Real Estate Marketing Friend and Icon – RIP, Jim Marks

Losing a Real Estate Marketing Friend and Icon – RIP, Jim Marks

This morning (Europe time), I heard the sad news that my friend and former boss, Jim Marks, passed away. I was aware he was battling health issues the past few years, but had no idea it had gotten this bad. After meeting him during the…

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Calling all Paris Real Estate Tech Innovators

Calling all Paris Real Estate Tech Innovators

I’ll be in Paris for the next two weeks (landing March 5th), so I thought it would be fun to put together a meet-up to bring together those in the area with an interest in the Proptech sector. If you’re in the area and interested…

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The Bear Case for Industry Search & IDX

The Bear Case for Industry Search & IDX

[Editor’s note: We’re trying something new–collaborative thought pieces written by the Geek Estate Mastermind community. The goal is to make the absolute best argument possible, derived from the collective expertise of members. The first two articles are bull and bear arguments for industry search and…

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Real Estate Tech Lunch in Miami – December 20th

Real Estate Tech Lunch in Miami – December 20th

I’ll be in Miami for Christmas this year (Dec 19th – Jan 3rd). Several Geek Estate Mastermind members are getting together for lunch before the holiday madness this coming Friday (Dec 20th). The gathering will be in Miami Beach at 12:30. Interested in joining? Shoot…

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The Future of Data: Innovation and Privacy

The Future of Data: Innovation and Privacy

It was an exciting conversation a couple weeks ago at the #InnovateHousing event put on by Fannie Mae and the Washington Center for Real Estate Research. I moderated The Future of Data: Innovation and Privacy panel that featured Scott Hallworth, Fannie Mae’s Chief Data, Modeling…

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Dropping the Cozy Product Review (for Members) + Avail Introduces Rent Guarantee

Dropping the Cozy Product Review (for Members) + Avail Introduces Rent Guarantee

I previously mentioned our product category product reviews for the small landlord property management sector. As the next step on our mission to help Geek Estate Mastermind members build wildly successful real estate companies, the goal is to help generate ideas, analyze what’s working, figure…

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The New Gold Standard for (C)RE Tech Conferences

The New Gold Standard for (C)RE Tech Conferences

The largest commercial CRE tech event on the east coast blew my mind a couple weeks back. Granted, I’m not the road warrior I was a decade ago at Zillow, but the truth is it was CREtech New York was one of the best events I’ve ever…

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20% off CREtech New York (Brooklyn) October 16-17

20% off CREtech New York (Brooklyn) October 16-17

[Editor’s Note: Geek Estate Offers are special offers members of the Geek Estate Mastermind] CREtech is THE place for news and events for the commercial real estate industry. In a few weeks (October 16-17th), they are putting on the largest East Coast commercial real estate event, CREtech…

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