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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Pricing Advice: Make the Last 3 Digits -500

March 24, 2007

There are very few people with Matt Bell’s zeal for negotiating. He is 6’5”, with a large, slow smile that seems to bespeak an unused

The Taxman Does Not Cometh

March 7, 2007

With tax season upon us, folks have been asking and analyzing and holding forth about whether our refunds are taxable as income. We recently got

OK, We Can Be Moved .01%

March 1, 2007

Thanks to McKinsey-trained Kevin Boer, one of several brokers who reviewed Redfin’s NWMLS data, Redfin has discovered that we screwed up the accounting for one

Here We Stand, For We Cannot Be Moved

February 27, 2007

Publishing MLS data that shows that Redfin got a better deal for buyers than agents at other brokerages sparked a riot yesterday: here, here, here,

A Year’s Numbers Come in From the MLS: Redfin Agents Negotiate Better

February 26, 2007

Redfin announced big news today, publishing MLS data that indicates our agents negotiate significantly better than their counterparts at traditional brokerages. Last month at Brad

Virtual Idealists

January 29, 2007

Steve Jobs is the Internet generation’s Robert Kennedy. Close your eyes, and the Apple CEO even sounds like a Kennedy: follow your passion, the charismatic