For some background on the topic of the universal property ID (UPID), read Rob’s post as well as Michael Wurzer’s post that Rob responded to. First, let me be clear: I 100% agree there is value to be had with a universal identifier of properties. Not having…

Given real estate and travel are the two industries I know best (if “community” is an industry, that would be in the list too), I’m quite intrigued with Breather. It’s value proposition is to book a peaceful, convenient room whenever you need it. Especially as…

Some of you know community, travel, and giving back are what makes me tick. My startup, Horizon, is a blend of all three. Some of you also know there is a Geek Estate community on Horizon (the unlock code is “geekestate2015”) to help members of this community find…

As I’ve written previously, the topic no one ever wants to touch in this industry is commissions. Yet I hear pitch after pitch from entrepreneurs on this topic. Changing consumer behavior is insanely difficult. I honestly have zero idea how long it will take (we’re talking years,…

Anything is possible. I believe that. In fact, I know that. Starting my start-up career at Zillow (see this for some perspective) was a very good and very bad pre-cursor for my entrepreneurial journey over the past few years. It was great in the fact that I now…

If you’re a start-up founder, you should read the latest post from Chamath Palihapitiya (founder at Social Capital Partnership) — Bros Funding Bros: What’s Wrong with Venture Capital. An excerpt: The VC world is cloistered and often afraid of change—the type of change that would serve the…

As many of you know, I went through Start-Up Chile’s incubator program last year (generation 10) with Horizon. My thoughts on the program are here. In short: it’s absolutely worth applying if you’re an early stage startup. And yes, real estate startups have gone through the program….

If you’re a startup founder, you may enjoy watching/listening to this Periscope with Semil Shah interviewing Chamath Palihapitiya. Watch HERE.

I truly believe there is a very real opportunity for someone to showcase true local experts. Sure, there is a data aspect of local expertise – but there’s also a neighborhood/community knowledge aspect which has nothing to do with real estate market data. Buyers want to truly…

Believe it or not, I’m 18 months into the Horizon journey. I wrote up a summary of where we’re at & what we’ve learned, if you’re curious. Read on Medium