[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….

I’ve wondered whether real estate will follow travel on this exact path. Tnooz is reporting that the Expedia-Orbitz acquisition finally received regulatory approval. How long until Broker Public Portal eventually gets purchased by Zillow (or whoever #1 in the market is a few years from now)?

If you’re a startup founder, you may enjoy watching/listening to this Periscope with Semil Shah interviewing Chamath Palihapitiya. Watch HERE.

I’ve long thought pocket listings is an opportunity that will be captured in a big way (see here as well as here for some previous writings). One thing I hadn’t thought through was the downside of pocket listings. It’s the same as the downside to…

What is the work YOU can’t NOT do? Go do it. Life’s too short not to. Scott, the speaker in the talk above, recently died on Mount Kilimanjaro in a freak accident. See this note from a friend of his.