I love this commercial… Why? It paints a picture of where well established technology titans began. Skype, TripAdvisor, Shazam, and Shutterfly. They all began in obscure places across the globe as little more than an idea is some crazy entrepreneurs head. And Dell found the…

I’m going to give the first 4 people who schedule a call using the following link from Clarity.fm, 30 minutes of my time for free: https://clarity.fm/drewmeyers/geekestate I offered a similar deal a few years ago ($5 instead of zero), as part of Startup Weekend Amsterdam —…

Matt Pattoli is the owner of Fity Social Media, a social media marketing agency that helps small & large businesses manage their social media marketing campaigns more effectively. Matt began using social media four years ago when he was a full-time internet marketer and quickly…

AirBnB is opening its door to the community. From their blog post: Local residents and organizations will be able to use our office space for free during evenings and weekends by booking this classroom for community meetings and events We will expand our mentorship efforts and invite…

No creatures on earth travel quite like birds do. They soar the skies then land in new places. They see the world from a different perspective, one to which all real travelers aspire. This film is a celebration of our passion for travel and the kind…

According to many, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is considered the most brilliant tech executive since the late Steve Jobs. I tend to agree with that thinking, which is exactly why I put so much weight on the most prominent part of Kindle’s new commercial being…the Mayday button. I’ve talked…

Everyone knows agents and brokers have incredible knowledge about the communities they live and work in. Travelers, of course, could benefit from that deep knowledge (as I’ve written about). As could locals, who may not know the area as well as you or are looking to…

Homing In just launched their new website (via Todd on FB). They tout themselves as “Uber and Yelp for Real Estate Rolled into One App” Yelp, and Uber, are both massive businesses by themselves. So I worry they are biting off more than they can…

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…

Brad Feld bought a “startup” house in Kansas City in February, located in Kansas City Startup Village. The team at HandPrint is living in the house. Where should Brad buy his next “startup” house? Maybe you are the startup real estate agent in that city?