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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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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How Seattle can become a global leader in Real Estate and Construction Tech (+ Seattle Proptech Market Map)

How Seattle can become a global leader in Real Estate and Construction Tech (+ Seattle Proptech Market Map)

Last night, I spoke as a panelist on one of the real estate tech tracks as part of Seattle Startup Week. The topic was how Seattle can emerge as the global leader at the intersection of Fintech, Real Estate Tech and Digital Construction. It’s no…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneurs: Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty from Bungalow

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneurs: Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty from Bungalow

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Andrew Collins and Justin McCarty from Bungalow. They recently raised a massive round of funding, $64 million to be exact. They are… a cross between the new trend of co-living with a short-term rental…

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Knock Off to the IPO Races, and Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder with CEO Sean Black

Knock Off to the IPO Races, and Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder with CEO Sean Black

Knock CEO Sean Black said ‘We’re building the next Amazon’ and plans to go public. They recently entered Texas, opening in Dallas and Fort Worth, with a goal of being in 20+ markets by 2020. Their vision is an end-to-end transaction platform, the railroad of real…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Exec: Scott Lockhart from Showcase IDX

Meet the Real Estate Tech Exec: Scott Lockhart from Showcase IDX

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Scott Lockhart from Showcase IDX. We’re thrilled to have him as a member of Geek Estate Mastermind. Without further ado… What do you do? I’m the CEO of Showcase IDX… which means I wear…

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