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Drew Meyers currently runs ESM Exec Designs, a design shop specializing in corporate and personal blog design. Travel addict managing Oh Hey World, a travel blog focused on generation X & Y, and real estate technology enthusiast. In his free time, Drew enjoys reading, traveling the world, spending time with passionate people, and is active member of the microfinance community.
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Category Archives: Zillow
Zillow Adds Neighborhood Advice via Facebook Connect
Zillow launched Neighborhood Advice. As a home buyer, Neighborhood Advice recommends which friends (via Facebook Connect) to ask about the particular neighborhood or city they are searching in. I would bet almost every single home buyer asks at least a few people — either online or offline — what a particular community they are looking to buy in is like to live in. Most web sites that succeed do so by enabling users to do things THEY ALREADY DO OFFLINE more efficiently online. This is … Read More » Continue reading
Zillow Mortgage Data Live on AOL Real Estate
Having championing distribution of Zillow Mortgage Marketplace heavily while I was working there, THIS NEWS that mortgage rates on AOL real estate are now powered by Zillow makes me very happy. Congrats to the team for getting this deal done. I know Nate Moch is one happy camper right now. Safe to say, I still bleed green and blue — and speaking of that, I think need a REALLY sweet ass Z t shirt, or a “Z” patch for my backpack *hint hint*.
Zillow Posts a Profit of $1.6 Million in Q2
Sweet, $1.6 million in profit in Q2. I do have to admit, it was weird calling in to the earnings call today and hearing Spencer Rascoff and Chad Cohen, two people I worked closely with for several years, briefing investors about earnings and strategic developments at the company. Congrats to Spencer Rascoff, my old friends/colleagues, and the entire team over there for moving the needle in the right direction.
What are Shares of Z Really Worth?
Some of you may think I have some grand answers to this question given that I worked for Zillow for close to five years. But, unfortunately for you, I don’t have any secret information that would help me make a better guess as to what their shares are truly worth than you do. That said, I do have one leg up on the average person outside the Zillow walls — I know the people inside the walls. I’m a big believer that, at the end of the day, success is all about people and execution. There are a lot of smart people at Zillow. A lot. And they have all been through the trenches before. … Continue reading
Chronicling the Zillow IPO
Today is a happy day — as I found out that Zillow.com, my former employer of almost 5 years prior to my departure in January of 2010, is going to be a publicly traded company on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol Z starting tomorrow. Like all shareholders of the company, I’ve been waiting for this day since they filed their S1 in April. I’ll post some additional thoughts on the IPO sometime tomorrow — either here or elsewhere on the web in a guest post. Here’s the Zillow Blog post from CEO Spencer Rascoff. [Update 7/20: I posted some predictions as to where the fresh capital will be spent over at AgentGenius] For old times … Continue reading
An Example of Creative Marketing on Zillow
Uploaded with Skitch! Yes, Lee Hoff caught my attention with her profile photo while I was browsing the web this evening (after navigating from Kris’ most recent Inman column to Josette Skilling’s site to mortgage rates on Zillow)
