For those curious to learn more about Opendoor (which just raised $210 million), there are two recent posts I’d recommend reading: Rob Hahn — Forest for the Trees: Opendoor Edition Ben Thompson — Opendoor: A Startup Worth Emulating Happy reading. And yes, I believe Opendoor is…

I’m a big fan of Chamath Palihapitiya. Why? He’s incredibly smart, and doesn’t bullshit. Below is a recent discussion he had with Semil Shah (note I also shared a video of the two a year ago). If you watch/listen, you’ll quickly realize he’s a massive proponent…

$210 million for OpenDoor. Wow. From Forbes: Opendoor is betting that there are hundreds of thousands of Americans who value the certainty of a sale over getting the highest price. I’ve long thought that to be true (see my comment), and it’s one reason I…

I’ve been evaluating Pipedrive, on Bryn’s recommendation. I logged in the other day for the first time, and was greeted at a uber clean interface. One simple pipeline. It’s clear the product is meant to do one thing — pipeline analysis — really, really well. Given…

I know international entrepreneurs are reading (I’ve met/spoken to a few of you), some of whom are working on real estate portals in various countries. A real estate portal is a fairly defined technology product, which includes: A home page with search Search results & filters Property details…

I’ve written about AVM’s before, here. Another one looks to have recently entered the market. Buyerprice.com. Aside from their chrome extension (which seems cool, but not defensible), I’m not sure what’s different about what they’re doing. I assume the algorithm is based on MLS data? How…

Real breakthrough innovations don’t come along very often, in any industry. Real estate is no exception. What gets me excited is when products / businesses enabling consumers to do something they can’t do today (rather than just recreate the same wheel that’s been created 10 or 20…

Readers of Geek Estate range from tech savvy agents to technology vendors to aspiring entrepreneurs. I thought I’d share the questions that seem to resurface again and again in my conversations… With entrepreneurs/founders: Can you cover our upcoming news on Geek Estate? Can you write about our startup? How…

The value proposition of HomeBay: THE SMARTER WAY TO SELL. Sell Your Home, Keep The Commission. Commissions, that dreaded topic most love to avoid. (read some of my prior analysis on the topic here and here). The field of those trying to get rid of…

I spoke with Jerry at Nestigator while I was in San Francisco a couple weeks ago. Their stated value proposition: Connect Search Collaborate Nestigator lets you build your home searching dream team with your family, friends, and agent so your home search can be a…