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 Tech Founder: Kevin Klages from Planitar (creator of the iGUIDE)

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Kevin Klages from Planitar (creator of the iGUIDE)

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Kevin Klages from Planitar, the creator of iGuide. Without further ado… What do you do? I am one of the founders of iGUIDE – a property mapping technology that creates floor plans, room measurements,…

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Applications Open for Moderne Passport January 2019

Applications Open for Moderne Passport January 2019

To the tech founders reading, applications are now open for the Moderne Passport 2019 Class… The Moderne Passport Program is a industry immersion program which connects cutting edge technology companies to multi-trillion dollar industries: real estate, finance, insurance and home services. Moderne Ventures operates the Moderne Passport program and…

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Looking Back at 4 Years of New Story

Looking Back at 4 Years of New Story

Congrats to New Story for 4 amazing years. Here’s a short video looking back… For those as excited about New Story’s ability to create impact as I am, Brett also published their Q3 results that are worth reviewing. Keep up the great work!

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Giveback Homes Celebrates 5th Birthday

Giveback Homes Celebrates 5th Birthday

Wow, it’s hard to believe Giveback Homes turned 5 years old (I first met the team in July of 2014, prior to departing for Chile). To Blake, Caroline, and the team — THANK YOU for all you’ve done to advance the social good conversation in…

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Job Opportunity: VP, Product Management for ERA

Job Opportunity: VP, Product Management for ERA

One of our Geek Estate Mastermind members, Simon Chen at ERA, is hiring a VP of Product Management. The position is a full time role based in Madison New Jersey. Job Description: At ERA, we don’t adapt to change, we create it. We form connections…

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Join a Geek Estate Mastermind Member Lunch as a Guest in Seattle/Chicago

Join a Geek Estate Mastermind Member Lunch as a Guest in Seattle/Chicago

There have been monthly Geek Estate Mastermind member lunches here in Seattle the past few months. Starting in November, they will start in a 2nd city — Chicago — as well. There’s no agenda, other than efficient networking in a small intimate setting in order…

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Two Questions Worth Asking for Founders/VCs

Two Questions Worth Asking for Founders/VCs

I agree with Fred Wilson… the startup and VC community alike should start asking the following two questions: Who are our investors and can we be proud of them? And do we want to work for them? More founders and VCs can, and should, be…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Jeremy Jennings from Jabbrrbox

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Jeremy Jennings from Jabbrrbox

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Jeremy Jennings from Jabbrrbox. They build and sell “The modern phone booth”. This video by NBR provides some further color: Without further ado… What do you do? We provide privacy on demand in loud and…

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FWD 2018 Finalists

FWD 2018 Finalists

Congrats to those real estate startups selected to the latest Realogy’s 2018 FWD Innovation Summit. From Inman, The 10 finalists are: Amarki, a Texas-based digital marketing startup with a suite of tools for real estate franchises, brokers, teams and agents. ByteGain, an artificial intelligence-powered predictive analytics and customer engagement tool from…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Matt Parker from ZingFix

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Matt Parker from ZingFix

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Matt Parker from ZingFix. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m the Co-Founder of ZingFix… not the one with the ideas but the one who loves to make them happen. We sell time, basically,…

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