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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Geek Estate Community Members

Geek Estate Community Members

Thank you to everyone that took me up on the offer for a free link. Without further adieu  here are those in the Geek Estate community on Oh Hey World (sorted on closest geographically to me)… Sam DeBord – SeattleHome.com. Currently in [currentlocation user_slug=”sam”] Hayk Saakian – Skyreal….

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Gino from Cozy.co

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Gino from Cozy.co

In our first “Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur” interview, we’re talking to Gino Zahnd the co-founder of Cozy.co; a service that just launched making collecting rent online quicker, safer, and easier than it ever has been. Given that I worked in the real estate industry…

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2 Minutes of Your Time for a Link

2 Minutes of Your Time for a Link

Here’s the deal. Everyone knows link building is VITAL to your SEO efforts, and usually fairly time consuming and/or expensive. So I’m going to give you a break and give you a link. I’ll make it drop dead easy…and free. EVERYONE with a profile tagged…

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Want to Know Why the Real Estate Industry Has a Bad Rap?

Want to Know Why the Real Estate Industry Has a Bad Rap?

The general public has a low regard for the real estate industry. Wonder why? Look no further than THIS THREAD. If agents keep paying vendors like this, public perception is going to get worse. Not better.

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Case-Shiller Acquisition Thoughts — WTF?

Case-Shiller Acquisition Thoughts — WTF?

I was just talking shop with Greg Fischer tonight, and we got to discussing recent real estate industry acquisitions. How did I miss the fact that CoreLogic bought Case-Shiller from Fiserv for….$6 MILLION? That’s it? WTF? Why on earth did Trulia not buy that brand? Case-Shiller…

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Community Building 101

Community Building 101

I wrote a post over on GeekWire titled Community Building 101, and I think it’s worth touching on the topic here as well since it’s such a vital topic for those who wish to succeed. The key takeaway? Community building 101 is NOT talking to each and…

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DocuSign Acquires Cartavi

DocuSign Acquires Cartavi

The real estate technology consolidation continued today, as DocuSign acquired Cartavi. Here’s the press release: DocuSign Acquires Cartavi to Create End-to-End Digital Real Estate Transaction Collaboration Cartavi, a DocuSign Company, and zipLogix ® To Deliver Best-in-Class Solution with Forms, Collaboration and eSignature SAN FRANCISCO, CA;…

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The Combo of Real Estate and Tech – a Tech House (in Vegas)

The Combo of Real Estate and Tech – a Tech House (in Vegas)

Being the fact that this is a technology blog focused on real estate, it seems fitting that we should cover an actual physical piece of (proposed) real estate focused on technology. The Vegas Tech House in Las Vegas. Who is behind it? None other than my…

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DoorSteps Acquired by Move

DoorSteps Acquired by Move

+ = Congratulations!! I’m a big fan of Michele and team — both because they are great people but also because they’ve executed to build a real brand that means something. Great strategic acquisition by Move. Press Release

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RealTech SF 2013

RealTech SF 2013

Given I write a fair amount about real estate technology and am currently in San Francisco, attending the RealTech SF 2013 at the Fairmont Hotel yesterday was a no brainer. There were 300 people in attendance (my best guess), a great speaker lineup, and a constant, lively discussion…

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