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Tag Archives: Zillow

Glassdoor.com Launches

I’ve been excitedly anticipating the launch of Glassdoor, partly because it’s led by my old mega boss Rich and partly because I knew it was going to be very close to what EggSprout is trying to do. It is. And they’re definitely doing some really cool stuff. In their own words, “Glassdoor gives you an [...]

Dragonforce Expert

Two and a half months away from my beloved Guitar Hero III and I’ve realized after playing at a friend’s house that I can no longer beat Dragonforce on Expert. I played it everyday during lunch when I was at Zillow and it took ~2 months of practice to be able to beat it. That’s [...]

I got quotes!… now what?

Being a real estate agent, I’ve been around mortgages and know a little bit about how to work them.  Previously, I blogged about Zillow’s Mortgage Marketplace here.  Well, I have an update.  I recently got some quotes: So… it works.  Now what?  The monthly rates are substantially higher then what I’m paying now and so [...]

nPost: Startup Community

Been really busy the past two days, but didn’t want to leave my dedicated readers without a blog post. :) Yesterday was CRAZY busy. A house inspection, several calls with some startup guys, the awesome npost event, and then more startup work until late into the night. Tired? Yes. Excited? Definitely. There’s nothing more exciting [...]

Best Iphone Apps: part 2

A while ago, I wrote about the Best Iphone Apps, which really… weren’t very practical even though I’d love to use that stock app. (Check it out if you haven’t) This week, I actually got to know my iphone a little bit better and started customizing apps onto the home screen. Here’s what I have [...]

ZMM: Zillow Mortgage Marketplace

Three blog posts in a day – that’s a record. But definitely worth it, cause this is definitely something you want to know: Zillow Mortgage Marketplace just launched! I know it’s weird advertising for your previous employer, but this is that important. (And I’ve been waiting FOREVER to tell people about it… cause it kept [...]

It is lonely being an Entreprenuer…

So I like to take some time everyday reading about how others have gone through it. Today, I was lucky enough to run into this great post from CuriousOffice comparing Entrepreneurs vs. arm chair quarterbacks. Here’ s a highlight: (But I encourage you to read the whole blog post, it’s concise and to the point) [...]

“Business is easy”

“Business is easy.” Rich Barton, the big man at Zillow, said this once at an all company meeting… And it’s haunted me ever since. I can still remember where I was, what the weather was like, what pizza I was eating, and even what shirt Rich was wearing. I can replay it over and over [...]