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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Startup Lesson: Consistency in Messaging

Startup Lesson: Consistency in Messaging

I came across Hometaurus today, as a result of them following me on Twitter. Their twitter bio states “Becoming The Largest Social Real Estate Network in America. Created by Agents and Manage by Agents. Sell Your Home Listing To The World”. Yet, I clicked through to…

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Are You Speaking, or Speaking Up?

Are You Speaking, or Speaking Up?

Via Seth Godin: Opening the doors for the masses to speak, giving everyone who cares to have one a microphone–it has led to an explosion in people speaking. And most people, most of the time, are saying virtually nothing. Nothing worth reading, nothing worth repeating,…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Hillel Cooperman

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Hillel Cooperman

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Hillel Cooperman, with Jackson Fish Market (creator of Slide Bureau). Without further adieu, here’s a bit more from his own mouth… What do you do? I’m the co-founder of Jackson Fish Market, a small Seattle-based…

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The Topic No One Will Touch with a Nine Foot Pole: “Agents are Overpaid”

The Topic No One Will Touch with a Nine Foot Pole: “Agents are Overpaid”

Real estate agents are overpaid. It’s a notion I’ve heard from many many people outside of the real estate industry over the past 8 years. And there are countless entrepreneurs who have thought the same thing, and actually tried to change it (because that’s what…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Andrew Gale

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Andrew Gale

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Andrew Gale of FlyerCo.com. Without further adieu, here’s a bit more from his own mouth… What do you do? I’m the founder of http://FlyerCo.com which allows real estate agents to create professional real estate flyers with zero effort….

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The Little More on the Real Estate CRM Opportunity…

The Little More on the Real Estate CRM Opportunity…

Real estate CRM’s are a tricky business. I’ve spoken to numerous entrepreneurs over the past year who aim to solve the CRM problem that’s existed forever. My gut? None of them will, and here’s why… First of all, it has absolutely nothing to do with…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Joseph Walla

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Joseph Walla

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Joseph Walla of HelloSign. Without further adieu, here’s a bit more from his own mouth… What do you do? I’m the CEO of HelloSign, the easiest way to add secure, legally-binding eSignatures to your businesses workflow. I…

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An Interview with Seth Godin on Vulnerability

An Interview with Seth Godin on Vulnerability

You should all listen to the following interview with Seth Godin (with Debbie Millman at the 2014 HOW conference)… There is lots of great stuff in there, but one quote I particularly love: Effort isn’t the point. Impact is. [via Seth Godin]

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Curb Call + Realty One

Curb Call + Realty One

Big news from Curb Call: they’ve pushed their product live, and signed Realty One as their first client. The deal is exclusive for four areas – San Diego, Orange County, Las Vegas metro area, and Phoenix metro area. Press release here. For those of you…

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Funding Sources for Real Estate Startups

Funding Sources for Real Estate Startups

There was a recent article on Inman, stating that $1B has been invested in the real estate sector — and listed many of the startups that had attracted venture capital, and some of the firms behind them. Related, an entrepreneur asked me the other day…

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