There are lots of technology trends to watch in 2014 (Brad Inman’s here). I happen to believe the one that will break through on the consumer side is going to be personalized, agent-curated search. I’ve written about this is more, but I’ll say it again. Less…

In general, I’m a huge advocate for the sharing economy (prior post is located here). I use AirBnB when I travel. I use Lyft when I need a ride. I would love nothing more than to use a sharing economy brokerage (& agent) whenever I…

There are a lot of big ideas out there in the real estate industry, some of which are likely to slowly iterate from ideas into reality. There are even real day to day pain points still unsolved. AgentMatch is the current rage. Literally, rage. There is opportunity…

I just bought the book Dave Crumby and Lani Rosales recently released — Real: A Path to Passion, Purpose and Profits in Real Estate (Kindle version) (affiliate links). I will report back with more once I’ve read it.

I’ve always thought I think big. But it’s all relative. I’m thinking small compared to Elon Musk. Jason Calacanis wrote a thought provoking post about Google, with some crazy huge ideas included. You should read it. Franchises getting into the travel concierge game is an…

Sure, my post about real estate franchises getting into the travel concierge game is a bit absurd. But sometimes the absurd ideas are the best ones. I had quite a few offline discussions with people in the industry about the travel concierge idea, and it…

Go Walk a Mile, by Greg Fischer — go read it NOW. You will thank me later. Or not. I’ll be fine either way. You’ll be better off if you read it.

Real estate franchises should get into the travel concierge business. Sounds crazy, right? I’m off my rocker (again), right? I know, I know — real estate and travel? How is it that it makes sense for a franchise to get into an industry they know…

[Note from editor: This was originally published at Blooming, Michele’s personal blog] Many startups have taken on the old guard—multi-stakeholder, status-quo-loving, billion-dollar industries like education, healthcare, housing and financial services. However, when designing a new product for a complex system, you don’t always start with…

Greg put me on a Seth Godin kick with his the long game post. One of the interviews I listened to this morning is this Eventual Millionaire interview. Listen to it. Do you and your business have an amazing mission? If not, there is no other…