Glenn Kelman

Glenn is the former CEO of Redfin. Prior to joining Redfin, he was a co-founder of Plumtree Software, a Sequoia-backed, publicly traded company that created the enterprise portal software market. In his seven years at Plumtree, Glenn at different times led engineering, marketing, product management, and business development; he also was responsible for financing and general operations in Plumtree's early days. Prior to starting Plumtree, Glenn worked as one of the first employees at Stanford Technology Group, a Sequoia-backed start-up acquired by IBM. Glenn was raised in Seattle and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.

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“Now, I’m Going to Kill You.”

July 12, 2007

Redfin is one of Time Magazine’s “50 Best Websites of 2007.” We woke up yesterday morning feeling historic, as if we had suddenly become a

A Crazy Decision

June 15, 2007

In a few minutes, Redfin will post on its website a short notice that we cannot take new listings: From June 16 to July 8,

First Freakonomics, Then the Redfin Advantage, Now An Academic Study Spanning Six Years

June 7, 2007

Last February, when the rain wouldn’t stop and we were bored out of our minds, Redfin released a year of sales records indicating that our

Finally, a New War Story

June 6, 2007

At lunch with Cynthia and a local real estate baron, we heard about a new tactic for getting a deal on a property. Rather than

Redfin Chases After Steve Ballmer

May 31, 2007

Redfin attended the Technology Alliance annual luncheon today, to see who would win the startup of the year award. I brought my computer to the

Century 21 Runs an Anti-Redfin Ad!

May 28, 2007

About a week after Redfin showed up on 60 Minutes, Century 21 started running an ad challenging the idea that you could buy a home