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Memo to Amazon: Pay the Sales Tax & Put Everyone Else in E-Commerce Six Feet Under
We revere Amazon, and generally try not to give other companies advice. But does anyone know why Amazon doesn’t give up the state sales-tax fight
Memo to Amazon: Pay the Sales Tax & Put Everyone Else in E-Commerce Six Feet Under
We revere Amazon, and generally try not to give other companies advice. But does anyone know why Amazon doesn’t give up the state sales-tax fight
The American Dream, Before and After
Here, from a Google Street View photo take just a few years ago, is a portrait of the American dream: And here, after eight re-financings,
Home Prices Stabilize, And the Whole Market Grinds to a Halt
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
Does It Really Move the Needle?
One increasingly common refrain I hear among product managers, designers and engineers everywhere is the question of whether a new project will “really move the
The First Dip as Tragedy, The Second as Farce (May 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
More Gadgets, Please
On hearing this week that Barnes & Noble stock traded up on 140% growth for its e-book reader, the Nook, I had only one thought:
Now You Can Buy Short Sales with Redfin
In the wee hours of the morning we released our latest Redfin upgrade; not only did we upgrade our site, but our service, too. Now,
Right Now, It’s All About the Inventory (August 2011 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
My Critic, Steve Jobs
I have sometimes been a critic of Steve Jobs: for outsourcing manufacturing, overlooking charities, diverting idealists, sidestepping the web or simply demanding the best. But long before
Get Back in the Game
Everything I’ve read about the American economy argues that our most serious problem is the number of able-bodied men and women who in previous generations
Online Message Boards & Communities: “Think of It Like a Nightclub”
Bridget Frey, Redfin’s newest engineering director, recently joined us from Lithium, the software provider for our for-consumers-and-by-consumers online discussion site, Redfin Forums. Bridget hosted a