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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OpenDoor Raises $210 Million

OpenDoor Raises $210 Million

$210 million for OpenDoor. Wow. From Forbes: Opendoor is betting that there are hundreds of thousands of Americans who value the certainty of a sale over getting the highest price. I’ve long thought that to be true (see my comment), and it’s one reason I…

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Law Enforcement, Education, Real Estate — and Communities

Law Enforcement, Education, Real Estate — and Communities

I read Greg Fischer’s latest blog post here, and it ended with a video you should all watch. It’s Nate Bowling (2016 Washington Teacher of the Year) talking about law enforcement, education, real estate — the three most critical forces building/shaping communities. Honestly, it’s long (40…

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The Risks of Partial Equity Home Ownership

The Risks of Partial Equity Home Ownership

It’s no secret I’m bullish on Point; it’s one of the few startups I’ve genuinely excited about. Partial equity home ownership will fundamentally change the way real estate has been done for decades by the majority of buyers/sellers. That said, there are certainly risks — both to…

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A Few More CRM Thoughts

A Few More CRM Thoughts

As you probably already know, I’ve been evaluating CRMs the last couple weeks. The use case we were looking to solve for 360modern is tracking leads/prospects and convert them to buyer/seller clients — giving us visibility into future cashflow (closings) in the process. We were specifically not looking…

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REDX for Lead Prospecting?

REDX for Lead Prospecting?

Has anyone heard about — or used — REDX for prospecting leads?

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An Amazing Product Accomplishment — Keeping it Simple

An Amazing Product Accomplishment — Keeping it Simple

I’ve been evaluating Pipedrive, on Bryn’s recommendation. I logged in the other day for the first time, and was greeted at a uber clean interface. One simple pipeline. It’s clear the product is meant to do one thing — pipeline analysis — really, really well. Given…

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Anyone Using Zapier?

Anyone Using Zapier?

I’m testing a “Zap” that automatically submits information from Gravity forms into Pipedrive (which I’m currently evaluating as a potential CRM for 360modern.com) as a deal in our pipeline. There are all sorts of integrations supported, from Gmail to GitHub to Stripe. Is anyone else…

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Seattleites: Disrupting Real Estate at General Assembly

Seattleites: Disrupting Real Estate at General Assembly

For those in Seattle, there’s an event this week at General Assembly you may be interested in: Disrupting Real estate. When: Wednesday, 9 November — 6:30 – 8:30 pm PST Where: GA Seattle — 1218 Third Ave, 3rd Floor, Seattle , WA 98101 There are 5 panelists from the…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: David Herrmann from Sun Number

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: David Herrmann from Sun Number

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to David Hermann from Sun Number (which I recently covered), a company that analyzes solar potential for homes around the country, based in Denver. What do you do? We have developed an automated process that accurately…

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GiveBack Homes + Intero Houston

GiveBack Homes + Intero Houston

I always love seeing support for Giveback Homes… Well done Katie Maxwell and Intero Houston.

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