Most of what is written here is somehow related to real estate technology. That said, I plan on posting more high level thought pieces or videos that in many cases will take you outside the real estate vertical for learnings. After all, we wouldn’t want…

Marc and I were chatting this evening about the lack of substantial discussions on the web over the past few years. The discussion started off by me mentioning the brilliance I see in AirBnB’s community sourced Hollywood & Vines video – yet all you get is…

For those developing apps, the “home” screen is the holy grail to be on that screen. But few apps ever make it. To the right is my “home” screen on my iPhone… No brainers: Calendar. Photos. Camera. Clock (alarm). Google Maps. Twitter. Facebook. Music. More explanation: CNN (frankly,…

If you follow this blog regularly, you undoubtedly have noticed I’ve written about relocation several times over the past few months. The reason behind that is because we’ve been exploring a “pivot” (a startup term for when you shift a company/product in a different direction)…

Today marks the launch of CO Everywhere. This is not a totally new company, but a pivot for a company – BlockAvenue – that I’ve covered before here on Geek Estate. What is CO Everywhere? a new mobile platform that leverages social media to create…

The other day, I worked at a coffee shop right near where I used to live in Queen Anne. The old coffee shop closed down since I was there (probably a year ago), and now its under a new name and new ownership. The new…

Geek Build 2012 began over one year ago as an attempt to build a real estate website from scratch using input from the GeekEstate community and industry experts. We had excellent momentum and participation in the beginning, and then, as happens to many a project, things…

There has been a long discussion taking place all day on FB as a result of Zillow announcing they are facilitating a live Q&A with President Obama on Wednesday to discuss housing. The fact that NAR is not the facilitator of this was brought up,…

Those that know me, know I care a lot about doing something that matters. Where you are born shouldn’t decide whether you live or die. I live an extremely privileged life, as do you (I wrote that post 6 years ago). So, given I’ve been in the industry…

I firmly believe the future of search – in all verticals – is less information, from more trusted sources. For instance, in the travel industry, travelers don’t want to spend hours sorting through 50+ reviews about every hotel or activity. They want concise information, from…