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The Story of A Horizon Stay Among the Geek Estate Community: Melissa Kwan & Bryan Copley

The Story of A Horizon Stay Among the Geek Estate Community: Melissa Kwan & Bryan Copley

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…

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A Peek into the Future of Real Estate Commissions

A Peek into the Future of Real Estate Commissions

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,…

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An Open Letter to Real Estate Tech Founders

An Open Letter to Real Estate Tech Founders

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…

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What’s Wrong with Venture Capital

What’s Wrong with Venture Capital

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…

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Start-Up Chile Applications: One More Week for Generation 15

Start-Up Chile Applications: One More Week for Generation 15

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….

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Video from @StrictlyVC Insider Series — @semil & @chamath

Video from @StrictlyVC Insider Series — @semil & @chamath

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

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The Opportunity to Showcase True Local Experts

The Opportunity to Showcase True Local Experts

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…

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Summary of 18 Months Working on Horizon

Summary of 18 Months Working on Horizon

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

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A Bit of Real Estate Tech Accelerator News

A Bit of Real Estate Tech Accelerator News

Just today, Revaluate announced they were accepted to BoomTown, in Boulder. This week, MetaProp NYC announced their first selections for their inaugural batch. The 5 companies that were announced are: Rentalutions – platform for landlords that allows them to complete a host of duties electronically, saving time and money….

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EveryHome

EveryHome

EveryHome, the next iteration of Rebls, is on Product Hunt today. The basic premise is that every home is for sale (hence, the name). I had a chance to take a look at the site, and chat with Bryan Copley, a few weeks ago pre…

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