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The Topic No One Will Touch with a Nine Foot Pole: “Agents are Overpaid”

The Topic No One Will Touch with a Nine Foot Pole: “Agents are Overpaid”

Real estate agents are overpaid. It’s a notion I’ve heard from many many people outside of the real estate industry over the past 8 years. And there are countless entrepreneurs who have thought the same thing, and actually tried to change it (because that’s what…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Andrew Gale

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Andrew Gale

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Andrew Gale of FlyerCo.com. Without further adieu, here’s a bit more from his own mouth… What do you do? I’m the founder of http://FlyerCo.com which allows real estate agents to create professional real estate flyers with zero effort….

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Disqus vs. Facebook Comments: Barriers, UX, and Stickiness–Which is Better?

Disqus vs. Facebook Comments: Barriers, UX, and Stickiness–Which is Better?

As someone who spends far too much time commenting on others’ writing and discussing business online, I think I have a fairly good feel for user experience when it comes to online commenting systems.  Disqus and Facebook commenting seem to be the major 3rd-party players…

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The Little More on the Real Estate CRM Opportunity…

The Little More on the Real Estate CRM Opportunity…

Real estate CRM’s are a tricky business. I’ve spoken to numerous entrepreneurs over the past year who aim to solve the CRM problem that’s existed forever. My gut? None of them will, and here’s why… First of all, it has absolutely nothing to do with…

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Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Joseph Walla

Meet the Real Estate Tech Entrepreneur: Joseph Walla

In our latest real estate tech interview, I’m talking to Joseph Walla of HelloSign. Without further adieu, here’s a bit more from his own mouth… What do you do? I’m the CEO of HelloSign, the easiest way to add secure, legally-binding eSignatures to your businesses workflow. I…

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An Interview with Seth Godin on Vulnerability

An Interview with Seth Godin on Vulnerability

You should all listen to the following interview with Seth Godin (with Debbie Millman at the 2014 HOW conference)… There is lots of great stuff in there, but one quote I particularly love: Effort isn’t the point. Impact is. [via Seth Godin]

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Curb Call + Realty One

Curb Call + Realty One

Big news from Curb Call: they’ve pushed their product live, and signed Realty One as their first client. The deal is exclusive for four areas – San Diego, Orange County, Las Vegas metro area, and Phoenix metro area. Press release here. For those of you…

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My Open House is Better Than Your Website: Getting Below The Surface in Real Estate Marketing Data

My Open House is Better Than Your Website: Getting Below The Surface in Real Estate Marketing Data

There was an interesting article this week on Inman News, which concluded that real estate agents are spending too much money trying to be found online. NAR’s 2014 Trends report was used as the basis for the conclusions, but the answers that those numbers should…

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Funding Sources for Real Estate Startups

Funding Sources for Real Estate Startups

There was a recent article on Inman, stating that $1B has been invested in the real estate sector — and listed many of the startups that had attracted venture capital, and some of the firms behind them. Related, an entrepreneur asked me the other day…

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Life360 Gets Infusion of $50 Million

Life360 Gets Infusion of $50 Million

Life360.com, which plans to be the hub of the connected home, has been around since 2008, but I’ve never once heard it mentioned in the real estate industry. I only know about it due to my market research for the location sharing platform (Oh Hey World) we…

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