Author Archives: Matt Goyer

Meet the Redfin Mavens

Posted on December 6, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Today we’re expanding our Seattle blog and have hired a whole bunch of Redfin Mavens to scour the MLS and go visit listings to get the real scoop. The blog is edited by Marie who I’ve meet twice at Redfin … Continue reading →

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Links 12-04-06

Posted on December 5, 2006 by Matt Goyer

A few links about money: Forbes, Fiduciary Revolutionary. It’s like Redfin, but for 401k management: Employee Fiduciary’s twist is twofold. Instead of charging asset-based fees, the three-year-old Mobile, Ala. firm charges employers $25 per worker, with a $1,500-a-year minimum to … Continue reading →

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Alpental

Posted on December 4, 2006 by Matt Goyer

We went to Alpental this weekend for opening weekend and it rocked; blue skies, fresh dry snow (and lots of it) and good friends. And no regrets about the new skis. I feel like I’m skiing five times better with … Continue reading →

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Links 11-30-06

Posted on December 1, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Leverage points Why do people live in cities Google 15. There have been jokes about the Redfin 15 because we get a lot of free snacks, some unhealthy :). Buzzfeed Geek pad accessories Offensively binary Web 2.0 poster Just got … Continue reading →

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Rapleaf and Waterloo

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Thought I’d click through and find out more about Auren’s company, Rapleaf, and I see that they just hired John Green who went to Waterloo and then I remembered that Auren e-mailed me a while back about ‘We love Waterloo … Continue reading →

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Big companies vs Startups

Posted on November 30, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Auren Hoffman recently blogged about Why big high tech companies are losing the talent war and I agree with his general premise of why would you would not join a big company when you can join a startup. The points … Continue reading →

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New York on $500/day

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Alrighty, finally, the blog post from New York. Let’s re-wind back to the 16th. Thursday: We slept in (we spent both Wednesday night and Thursday night at the Belvedere (which was a perfectly fine hotel), grabbed breakfast at Pigalle a … Continue reading →

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Redfin circa 2006

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Trevor recently blogged about his agent interview here at Redfin, My Interview at Redfin: Redfin has the feeling like “Something big is going to happen.” I wonder if this is what Google felt like in 1998, or Microsoft in 1988? … Continue reading →

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Whistler for Thanksgiving

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Matt Goyer

We (a motley crew of friends from Microsoft, Amazon and Redfin) went to Whistler for American Thanksgiving. Drove up Wednesday and skied, apres-skied, hot tubbed, ate and drank pretty much for four days straight. I am now in desperate need … Continue reading →

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Links 11-27-06

Posted on November 28, 2006 by Matt Goyer

Wood LED Clock – Maybe this is the designer alarm clock to go in my new condo ‘The Big One’ Is a Big Problem for Old Seattle Houses The Windows Shutdown crapfest – This is so true and totally happened … Continue reading →

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