+ = Congratulations!! I’m a big fan of Michele and team — both because they are great people but also because they’ve executed to build a real brand that means something. Great strategic acquisition by Move. Press Release

Let’s face it. No matter what industry you work in – you want the inside scoop. If it’s not public knowledge, your desire to know anything and everything escalates — for no other reason than curiosity of the unknown. A few days ago, I was…

When I met Drew Meyers for the first time I was immediately impressed with him as young man intent on soaking up every bit of knowledge a human could consume. He’s a quiet combination of compassion and passion. It’s refreshing to find someone who sees…

It’s possible you’ve never heard the word “revolutionomics,” but if you’re a real estate professional, you might look into it. The word has become a favorite in discussions involving 27-year-old CEO Austin Allison and his thriving, real estate-focused startup, DotLoop.com, which focuses on simplifying the…

Home Improvement is a huge category, $300 billion big. When you combine the retail products and myriad service providers together you have vertical that makes up a respectable chunk of the U.S. consumer economy. When it comes to the web and the creativity of this…

Realtor.com just went through a major design overhaul and I thought it would be interesting to see the reaction of the tech crowd. It looks to me like it’s a move in the direction of most of the larger internet-based companies: simplify, streamline, and create…

I just talked about nailing local the other day. Today, NextDoor launched version 2 of their site. Good reminder that people are innovating, every single day in the local space. It may be a month from now, a year from now, or 3 years from…

Today DoorSteps announced that they opened their doors to consumers. If you read this blog regularly, you know I wrote about DoorSteps a few months ago. What’s the goal of the DoorSteps platform? According to founder Michele Serro… The goal (of the platform) was to ensure…

Wow, the Zillow M&A department ha been busy. Today, they announced the acquisition of HotPads — for $16 million in cash. Zillow has purchased Buyfolio, Mortech, and RentJuice within the past year. The acquisition of HotPads gives them another 2.8 million uniques per month, most of whom are…

Doorsteps is now open to the world! Michele Serro and Doorsteps was introduced to me by Greg Fischer, someone I didn’t even know a year ago but now one of the people I trust most in this industry. Ultimately, the people my trusted friends recommend I talk…