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When Bad Companies Do Good Things
Entrepreneurs often ask me where good ideas come from. My answer usually is from bad companies. The most obvious example of this is Facebook. MySpace
Knowers and Learners
At breakfast earlier this month, my friend Roy Gilbert made an offhand reference to two types of people, knowers and learners. It was a distinction
Redfin Now Showing 700% More Foreclosed Homes
Last night, we flipped the switch on a different data source that gives us a more complete picture of the number of foreclosed homes that
The Double-Dip (Probably) Stops Dipping in March (Feb. Roundup)
Every month, Redfin publishes two newsletters on real estate prices. One, usually published on the last Tuesday of every month, is a Redfin Roundup, which
How Much Would Mint Be Worth Now?
It has almost been 18 months since Intuit acquired Mint for $170 million, so long ago that we can hardly remember how vigorously venture investors
Friendship and Solitude
Have you read the wonderful, deeply counter-cultural lecture on solitude and leadership delivered by William Deresiewicz in spring 2010 to the West Point plebe class? I
My Redfin Internship: Anne Lim
Anne describes her experience as a dev intern in Seattle.
Redfin Estimate: Now More Accurate and Available in Twice as Many Markets
Less than a year after its launch, an update has been made to the algorithm behind the Redfin Estimate, making the automated home-value estimate significantly more accurate.
My Redfin Internship: Tim Guan
In the spring of my sophomore year, I experienced something like a mid-undergrad crisis. I’d enrolled in introductory computer science on a dare and was
My Redfin Internship: Paul Cruz
Paul describes his experience as a dev intern in Seattle.
My Redfin Internship: Shafqat Dulal
Diving Right In Coming into the internship, I had high hopes. Among other things, I was drawn to Redfin by the opportunity to make a
My Redfin Internship: Utsav Ahuja
Utsav describes his experience as a dev intern in Seattle.
