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Zillow and Expedia founder Rich Barton: Extreme startup lifestyles are ‘unsustainable’

LAS VEGAS — When Expedia spun out of Microsoft in the 1990’s, founder Rich Barton and his team made a conscious… Read More

Zillow COO Amy Bohutinsky on the hardest challenge of her career

SAN FRANCISCO — Ten years ago, Zillow co-founder Rich Barton approached Amy Bohutinsky with what seemed like an impossible task… Read More

This former Olympian is helping Valve employees stay healthy while at work

It’s not uncommon for technology companies to offer an on-site workout area or subsidize gym membership costs for employees, particularly as… Read More

Tech leaders sign letter in protest of discriminatory laws against LGBT community

More tech leaders are joining the fight against new “religious freedoms” laws, which make it legal for business owners to refuse… Read More

Zillow’s Rich Barton calls out badly timed Indiana campaign via Twitter

Politicians and business folks in other states may be wishy-washy when it comes to human rights, but over here on… Read More

Nextdoor raises another $110M, claims presence in 35% of US neighborhoods

Neighborhood social network provider Nextdoor has raised another $110 million in funding. In a company blog post today, Nextdoor co-founder… Read More

Zillow Chairman and former U.S. Deputy CTO tout open government data at housing hackathon

Zillow Chairman Rich Barton and former U.S. Deputy CTO Nick Sinai kicked off a weekend hackathon Friday night where 400+… Read More

Rich Barton-backed career site Glassdoor picks up $70 million in funding

Glassdoor, the jobs and career site co-founded by former Zillow and Expedia CEO Rich Barton, just announced $70 million in… Read More

Holy, Toledo! This hedge fund manager thinks Zillow is headed to $770 per share

Zillow is already growing like gangbusters, acquiring its biggest rival in Trulia and nearly doubling its office space in downtown… Read More

Check out Zillow co-founder Rich Barton’s awesome response when a mom asked whether her son should become an entrepreneur

It’s a vexing dilemma for any parent. You just paid big money to send your kid through college, and now… Read More

Why Zillow’s Rich Barton loves businesses that rely on the ‘magic’ of user-generated content

Don’t ask Rich Barton to invest in your enterprise software company. The Zillow co-founder and former Expedia CEO just doesn’t… Read More

Zillow chairman Rich Barton: How transparency is catalyzing revolution

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton shared his business creation and investment philosophy this past week at the Zillow Premier Agent Forum, calling… Read More

Zillow’s Rich Barton on the $15 minimum wage, Uber regulations, and why the U.S. is filled with entrepreneurial ‘freedom fighters’

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton spoke this morning at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Denver, appearing alongside CH2M Hill CEO… Read More

Zillow’s Rich Barton on why he prefers Seattle to Silicon Valley

Rich Barton may not be quite as well known as the tech superstars of Silicon Valley. But the Expedia and… Read More

Rich Barton, Reid Hoffman, Salman Khan and others named Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship

The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced 11 members of its Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship program, a new effort designed… Read More

Early Amazon employee raises $1.3M for GemShare, a friend-based recommendation app

Maryam Mohit was one of the first employees at Amazon.com, joining the company just months after founder Jeff Bezos began… Read More

Rich Barton: Uber made me call my mom

A month or so ago, I had dinner with a group of entrepreneurs at the Goldman Internet Conference in Vegas.… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: The future of shopping, startups, venture capital, video games and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show, we revisit last month’s GeekWire Summit technology conference, with highlights from four of… Read More

Zillow chairman Rich Barton to headline entrepreneurship summit in Kuala Lumpur

The Fourth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kuala Lumpur is taking on a distinctive Seattle feel. Not in the weather,… Read More

Rich Barton and Bill Gurley Unplugged: The full GeekWire Summit session

I had a blast interviewing Zillow co-founder Rich Barton and Benchmark’s Bill Gurley on stage at the GeekWire Summit last… Read More

Zillow’s Rich Barton on building big companies: It takes a little bit of ‘craziness’ (full video)

Rich Barton has helped build some of Seattle’s biggest tech brands, including Expedia (market value $7.6 billion) and Zillow (market… Read More

Relive the GeekWire Summit with photos, Twitter reaction

From a fantastic talk with Rich Barton and Bill Gurley to a former Amazon exec comparing shopping to sex, the… Read More

A challenge for Bill Gates: Former Microsoft execs sound off on ‘tough gig’ for next CEO

One of the recurring topics at Thursday’s GeekWire Summit was the big challenge that Microsoft, especially Chairman Bill Gates, has… Read More

Rich Barton and Bill Gurley agree: Jeff Bezos is the most respected CEO by people in Silicon Valley

For every successful company out there, there is a plethora of highly-talented CEOs running great companies. But there is one… Read More

Fast-growing RealSelf gobbles up Zapd, names Kelly Smith chief experience officer

You could call this an “acquihire.” But, in this case, it’s really just about grabbing the talents of one person.… Read More

Q&A: Zillow’s Rich Barton on startups and what he’s looking for on the competition stage

SAN FRANCISCO–One of the judges for a round in today’s Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt was none other than… Read More

Front Desk reels in $1M to help business owners manage scheduling, admin

Front Desk, the Seattle startup that helps businesses manage scheduling and other administrative tasks, has raised an additional $1 million… Read More

Big money: Here’s how much Zillow’s top brass made in the latest stock sale

Zillow filled its coffers yesterday afternoon when the company announced a stock offering of 2.5 million shares at $82 per… Read More

Rich Barton, Spencer Rascoff and others bankroll online vacation rental startup

Some of the biggest names in online travel are tossing their support behind TurnKey Vacation Rentals, an Austin-based startup company… Read More

Trover snaps up $2.5M to create a hub for up-and-coming travel photographers

Seattle startup Trover has scored $2.5 million in fresh funding, money that the five-person company will use to build out… Read More