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: Austin Allison from Pacaso

Meet the Real Estate Tech Founder: Austin Allison from Pacaso

In our latest real estate tech entrepreneur interview, we’re speaking with Austin Allison of Pacaso. I’m hugely bullish on the fully managed LLC co-ownership model for second home ownership, which he co-founded along with Spencer Rascoff, Zillow’s former CEO who I worked under from 2007-2010….

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A Waking of the iBuying Elephant

A Waking of the iBuying Elephant

[Note from the editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for the GEM membership that consists of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission about the Opendoor IPO announcement.  —Drew Meyers]…

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RSVP for our 4th GEMbreaker Virtual Networking Event Tomorrow

RSVP for our 4th GEMbreaker Virtual Networking Event Tomorrow

In lieu of the ability to network face-to-face, we’ve been facilitating virtual speed networking amongst the GEM membership: a series of five-minute one-on-ones using Icebreaker. In thirty minutes, participants will meet six individuals. ????Make valuable connections ????Learn what others in the community are up to The…

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RSVP for our GEMbreaker Virtual Networking Event Tomorrow

RSVP for our GEMbreaker Virtual Networking Event Tomorrow

In lieu of the ability to network face-to-face, we’ve been facilitating virtual speed networking amongst the GEM membership: a series of five minute one-on-ones using Icebreaker. In thirty minutes, participants will meet six individuals. ????Make valuable connections ????Learn what others in the community are up to…

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Becoming an Angel Investor for the First Time

Becoming an Angel Investor for the First Time

I’ve invested a significant amount of my personal capital (all of it..) into my own startups. But, never someone else’s company. Until a couple of months, that is. I’m excited to announce I’m an angel investor in Resident Ventures, a company that hosts bespoke culinary experiences…

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Practice Pitch: Resident, an experiential dining company

Practice Pitch: Resident, an experiential dining company

One of the activities that take place within the GEM is practice investment pitches. One entrepreneur takes the hot seat and gives a 5-10 minute pitch to 5-9 other entrepreneurs from the community. Everyone on the call (we use Google Meet) then spends 20-40 minutes asking…

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Future of Homeownership Virtual Workgroup – May 13

Future of Homeownership Virtual Workgroup – May 13

Wednesday (May 13th) at 1:30 pst, Geek Estate is conducting a virtual discussion on the future of homeownership — facilitated by David Steckel from Setter. It is a discussion, not a webinar…. so limited to 15-20 participants. If you are a founder/operator working on a…

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Who wants to go SEO Shopping?

Who wants to go SEO Shopping?

Four killer real estate domain names are on the market… House.com HomeRefinancing.com HomeFinance.com PropertyRental.com That collective lot of domains are worth a pretty penny in SEO value. Who is interested? If so, contact Robert Davis via email at [email protected]. PS: If you find out what…

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Property Management Software Add-Ons

Property Management Software Add-Ons

[Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from the conclusions from the category product review series for the small landlord property management software sector. The full conclusions can be found here. Originally published in the Geek Estate Mastermind.] the act of partnering to improve the landlord experience. Succeeding…

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Real Estate Needs TLC, Too

Real Estate Needs TLC, Too

[Note from the editor: We publish a Weekly Transmission for Geek Estate Mastermind members that consists of long-form articles covering the spectrum from shipping container co-living spaces to the battle for listing acquisition in the first iBuyer world war. Below is a sample Transmission about a company I’m…

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