Rich Barton
Rich Barton
Richard Bartonis a former Microsoft executive and founder of online travel companyExpedia, Inc., real-estate internet company Zillow, and job search engine and career community Glassdoor. He also founded the online travel photography sharing site Trover, which was acquired by Expedia in 2016...
behavior business changed consumer model
Consumer behavior has changed and the business model has not changed.
beginning control customers estate habits start
We see in real estate right now customers are beginning to take control and habits will start to change.
guys interested people
We really think this thing can be big. And we want to be the first guys to do it. And there are enough people interested in what we are doing that we have to be careful.
consumers hope negotiate provides service
We hope this provides transparency so consumers will be able to more aggressively negotiate with service providers.
arrive owners selling tools track value
Sellers can use our tools to arrive at the right selling price. And owners can track the value of their most important asset.
believe bid computer current degree estate finding home license market quite science until value whether yours
Until now, finding out a current market value of any home, whether it's yours or one you want to bid on, has been quite difficult. We believe you shouldn't need a computer science degree or a real estate license to find out what a home is worth.
allowing anyone opening
We're opening this thing up, allowing anyone to come in and use it to get smarter.
power
My motivation, I guess, is kind of power to the people.
consumer far pool scratch
In each of these businesses, you didn't have to scratch far into the pool to find consumer frustration.
avoid buyers home turning values
They've never been able to see the whole store. Now we're turning on the lights. Buyers can see home values to avoid overpaying.
instead observing
Instead of everyone kind of observing the Web, they are contributing to the Web.