Many technologists who read this blog probably frequent Product Hunt at least weekly. Mark Suster, a venture capitalist in Los Angeles whose blog Both Sides of the Table I read regularly, recently interviewed Product Hunt’s founder, Ryan Hoover. The hour long video is below, and well worth watching:…

Once again, Zillow nails it with their latest ad…

We all know homeowners want to know what their homes are worth, particularly if they are selling or planning to sell soon. We know how they get the answers to that question. They either look at Zillow, ask knowledgeable friends in the industry, get an appraisal, or…

I came across ClearStep via my friend Josh Maher: Received a letter in the mail about ClearStep – offering to buy 10% equity in my home – interesting model http://t.co/MN86FARiCP — Josh Maher (@JoshMaher) June 5, 2015 What is it: …tailored to the needs of…

I mentioned in 2013 that I believed AirBnB would get into rentals. Here’s a fairly good indicator that is happening (or going to):

Those who read regularly, know I’m a huge fan of doing good in the world (see this and this). That’s precisely why when I came across New Story a couple weeks ago on Twitter as a result of getting backed by YCombinator, I immediately knew it…

A short, motivational video this morning… Do it.

Have you been frustrated with your website, and just waiting to pull the trigger on redoing it entirely? As previously mentioned, we’ve been bootstrapping Horizon with consulting money. Currently, we have bandwidth to design one full custom agent/broke/franchise (or tech vendor for that matter) website at…

I had a meeting in Crossroads today (a neighborhood of Bellevue, WA) that brought back all sorts of memories because it had been so long since I had set foot in the Crossroads Mall where I spent so much time as a kid. In 2nd…

We’re (Horizon) building a marketplace for people looking for places to stay, and those willing to provide it. Every startup, in any industry, matching needs and haves – aka building a marketplace – will have to address a number of challenges along the way. It’s far…