As I’ve written previously, the topic no one ever wants to touch in this industry is commissions. Yet I hear pitch after pitch from entrepreneurs on this topic. Changing consumer behavior is insanely difficult. I honestly have zero idea how long it will take (we’re talking years,…

Anything is possible. I believe that. In fact, I know that. Starting my start-up career at Zillow (see this for some perspective) was a very good and very bad pre-cursor for my entrepreneurial journey over the past few years. It was great in the fact that I now…

Retsly (Zillow Group) is putting on a hackathon – called zip.code – in early November (6-8) in San Francisco. Tickets and more info: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/410617812464632/ Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/zipcode-real-estate-tech-hackathon-registration-18726321933 Anyone going?

Giveback Homes launched their Social Responsibility Program for Brokerages today. (see here for press release). The new membership package offers brokerages interested in giving back to their communities a chance to join as leaders in corporate social responsibility. The packages also give brokerages the opportunity to…

[Update: This event has been postponed] There are a few real estate folks meeting up tomorrow for a “tweet-up” aka get together (side note, every time I write/hear that word I think of Dale). If you want to join (I know it’s super last minute), details…

If you’re a start-up founder, you should read the latest post from Chamath Palihapitiya (founder at Social Capital Partnership) — Bros Funding Bros: What’s Wrong with Venture Capital. An excerpt: The VC world is cloistered and often afraid of change—the type of change that would serve the…

Another bit of news today worth noting, my friends over at 1000Watt have joined forced with another friend Audie from Lion & Orb. The deal means 1000Watt will work closer to help their clients gain access to a trusted PR agency in the industry. Congrats to the great…

An acquisition hot off the presses this morning: Move acquires Reesio. + Of course, anyone that follows this industry knows this acquisition shouldn’s surprise anyone given Zillow’s recent move.

It’s been awhile since we’ve touched on MLS mobile software (I think 2012?) on Geek Estate. It’s no secret most MLS software has been stuck in the stone age (aka 1990’s). Of course, in the 1990’s, mobile didn’t exist — and I haven’t seen much evidence vendors…

As many of you know, I went through Start-Up Chile’s incubator program last year (generation 10) with Horizon. My thoughts on the program are here. In short: it’s absolutely worth applying if you’re an early stage startup. And yes, real estate startups have gone through the program….