When researching a home, do you request past utility bills, not for the last year, but during the three hottest summer months and the three coldest summer months? Redfin Forums poster Peanut77, a 31-year old homebuyer, does and is curious if her borderline-OCD research is “weird.” She just wants to make sure her and her… Read More
While researching Internet security yesterday, Redfin lead engineer Sasha Aickin began to wonder about Adgregate, which runs e-commerce widgets within an ad. This would allow an ad for flights to Maui to swipe the consumer’s credit card and book the flight within the ad. Great idea. The company just launched at TechCrunch50, and is already one of… Read More
Barack Obama and John McCain are going to spend the next two months arguing over the economy, mostly about how to foster innovation. The politicians blame politics. In last Sunday’s New York Times, Cisco & Google engineering executives talked about the same problem. They blame the lack of engineers. Both are right. But the real… Read More
Everyone would rather believe in strategy than talent. Strategy can be argued over, analyzed, refined, rejiggered. Talent just is. This is why sports announcers dissect football games like chess tournaments, even though most contests are won by the team with the biggest, fastest players. In a world too-often ruled by chance and genes, it’s nice… Read More
Some blog posts give us a glimpse of our own obituary. When a Seattle journalist last week speculated on what went wrong at a startup, an anonymous mob formed to attack the CEO, comment by comment. It was hard not to feel like you were watching your own beheading. No one objected. And almost everyone in… Read More
It takes a lot to freak out tattooed, motorcycle-riding — but sweet as apple pie — Redfin field agent Daren Carper. Most of the homes he visits are your typical freshly painted, ready-to-move in pads. But sometimes things get a little creepy. It’s sunset and Daren and his client are touring a 100-year-old mansion in… Read More