glenn kelman

Layoffs hit crypto and real estate tech particularly hard this week

Hey Siri, when does a “macroeconomic downturn” become a “recession”? It’s another bleak week for startups weathering dismal tech stocks and even worse cryptocurrency pric

Abodu raises $20M to build prefabricated backyard homes

The need for more affordable housing has never been more urgent as a shortage in the U.S. housing market persists. Startups attempting to help address the shortage in a variety of ways abound. One suc

Pro.com raises $33M for its home improvement platform

Pro.com is basically a general contractor for the age of Uber and Prime Now. While the company started as a marketplace for hiring home improvement professionals, it has now morphed into a general con

Real estate site Redfin up 11% on stock market day two

Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate site, had a great first couple days on the stock market. After pricing above the expected range at $15 per share, the stock closed Friday up about 45% at almost $

Is Seattle Silicon Valley’s Next Favorite Stop?

In the last ten years, the Seattle tech scene has changed quite dramatically. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the only gigantic software companies in town were Microsoft and Amazon. For a time it even b

Take The Red Pill: The Rise Of The Hybrid Startup

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/morpheus-red-pill.jpeg" alt="" /> Several years ago, before Gilt, One King's Lane and Zulily, <a href="http://blog.redfin.com/blog/2007/08/t

Redfin's CEO, Michael Arrington And Tom Cruise Walk Into A Room

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/screen-shot-2010-06-09-at-6-36-45-pm.jpg" />With TechCrunch's <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2010/05/31/techcrunch-meetups/?utm_source=feedbu

Good Question! The Eight Best Questions We Got While Raising Venture Capital

<img src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/glennkelman.jpg" width="123" height="155" /> For startups, Christmas comes in November. Partners come back from vacation in September and <