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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Meet the Real Estate Entrepreneur: Steven Senter

Meet the Real Estate Entrepreneur: Steven Senter

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Steven Senter of ReelAgent. Without further adieu, here’s a bit more from his own mouth… What do you do? I am the founder of ReelAgent.com, a recently launched online profile database featuring Real Estate Agents which is…

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Turning Clients into Lifestyle Communities: The Tools

Turning Clients into Lifestyle Communities: The Tools

So, you are “in” when it comes to building community? What do you need to make it happen? The Tools Fortunately, there isn’t a grand expensive toolset you need to implement a solid lifestyle community building strategy. It consists of: A private Facebook group (not…

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What’s Happening at the High School you Graduated From?

What’s Happening at the High School you Graduated From?

I graduated from Skyline High School in 2001. My 4 years there have left me many fond memories. We even won the state football championship my senior year. Yet, I have no freaking idea what is happening at Skyline 13 years later. I know we’ve won a…

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Turning Clients into Lifestyle Communities: Why & How?

Turning Clients into Lifestyle Communities: Why & How?

If you don’t have community, you really have nothing defensible when it comes to lead and client acquisition. If you have great SEO, Google can yank it away. If you get tons of referrals from person X, they can suddenly send them to someone else….

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The Next Big Opportunity: Agent Reviews…and Trust

The Next Big Opportunity: Agent Reviews…and Trust

Search is a lost cause (IMHO), at least for the industry. Just like it took outsiders like Zillow & Trulia to overtake Realtor.com, it’ll likely take another outsider to make a serious run at Zillow & Trulia sometime down the line. So, what’s the next…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Stefan Negritoiu

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Stefan Negritoiu

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Stefan Negritoiu of MileLogr.com. As the name suggests, they log your miles for you. And as you know, real estate agents drive more than most. Without wasting anymore time, here’s a bit more from Stefan… What do…

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Mobile + MLS = Bueller?

Mobile + MLS = Bueller?

Connecticut MLS bailed on CoreLogic. Cameron Paine, the CEO, said: When it became clear that Fusion would never be able to operate flawlessly on tablets (iPad, Kindle Fire, etc.), and after a series of meetings with the board and MLS committee early this month, the…

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Red Oak Realty – “We Put You There”

Red Oak Realty – “We Put You There”

Everyone planning to do video in 2014, you have something to aspire to… We Put You There I love it. The video is from Red Oak Realty, in the East Bay. I know absolutely nothing about their brokerage, but the video leaves an amazing, lasting…

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1000Watt’s Yet-to-be-Released App: Props

1000Watt’s Yet-to-be-Released App: Props

1000watt has been working on a new app, and just announced they are releasing it this spring. It’s called Props. Note: I did product management consulting on this app early on, and Eric Roland (co-founder at Oh Hey World), is still doing development on it….

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Adam Selig

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Adam Selig

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Adam Selig of Lumentus Social, another company in REach. Without wasting anymore time, here’s a bit more from Adam… What do you do? Lumentus Social makes social media easier and more effective for brokers and agents. Why do…

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