Zillow Chairman Rich Barton and former U.S. Deputy CTO Nick Sinai kicked off a weekend hackathon Friday night where 400+ developers are being tasked to come up with solutions for… Read More
Glassdoor, the jobs and career site co-founded by former Zillow and Expedia CEO Rich Barton, just announced $70 million in fresh funding in a round led by Google Capital and… Read More
Zillow is already growing like gangbusters, acquiring its biggest rival in Trulia and nearly doubling its office space in downtown Seattle. But the online real estate powerhouse — currently valued… Read More
It’s a vexing dilemma for any parent. You just paid big money to send your kid through college, and now they are weighing their first serious career choice. Big company… Read More
Don’t ask Rich Barton to invest in your enterprise software company. The Zillow co-founder and former Expedia CEO just doesn’t want to hear about it. He’s not being a jerk.… Read More
Zillow co-founder Rich Barton shared his business creation and investment philosophy this past week at the Zillow Premier Agent Forum, calling out the need for audacious goals and business ideas that… Read More
Zillow co-founder Rich Barton spoke this morning at the Clinton Global Initiative meeting in Denver, appearing alongside CH2M Hill CEO Jacqueline Hinman and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. The wide-ranging… Read More
Rich Barton may not be quite as well known as the tech superstars of Silicon Valley. But the Expedia and Zillow co-founder — who studied economics and engineering at Stanford… Read More
The U.S. Department of Commerce today announced 11 members of its Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship program, a new effort designed to spark entrepreneurial activity worldwide. In some ways, the program… Read More
Maryam Mohit was one of the first employees at Amazon.com, joining the company just months after founder Jeff Bezos began selling books online from his garage in Seattle. During her… Read More
A month or so ago, I had dinner with a group of entrepreneurs at the Goldman Internet Conference in Vegas. Among them was Travis Kalanick, the colorful and talented founder and… Read More
This week on the GeekWire radio show, we revisit last month’s GeekWire Summit technology conference, with highlights from four of the panels at the event. The GeekWire Summit is our… Read More
The Fourth Annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kuala Lumpur is taking on a distinctive Seattle feel. Not in the weather, since it is supposed to be near 90 degrees there… Read More
I had a blast interviewing Zillow co-founder Rich Barton and Benchmark’s Bill Gurley on stage at the GeekWire Summit last week. After all, it’s not everyday that you get entrepreneur… Read More
Rich Barton has helped build some of Seattle’s biggest tech brands, including Expedia (market value $7.6 billion) and Zillow (market value of $3.6 billion). So, what does it take to grow… Read More
From a fantastic talk with Rich Barton and Bill Gurley to a former Amazon exec comparing shopping to sex, the 2013 GeekWire Summit was one to remember. Thanks to the… Read More
One of the recurring topics at Thursday’s GeekWire Summit was the big challenge that Microsoft, especially Chairman Bill Gates, has in trying to find a new CEO. None of the… Read More
For every successful company out there, there is a plethora of highly-talented CEOs running great companies. But there is one person in particular that rises above the crop: Amazon founder… Read More
You could call this an “acquihire.” But, in this case, it’s really just about grabbing the talents of one person. RealSelf is buying Pressplane, the parent company of Zapd, picking up… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO–One of the judges for a round in today’s Startup Battlefield competition at TechCrunch Disrupt was none other than Zillow co-founder and former Expedia CEO Rich Barton. After the… Read More
Front Desk, the Seattle startup that helps businesses manage scheduling and other administrative tasks, has raised an additional $1 million from some of the region’s top angel investors. The Seattle company,… Read More
Zillow filled its coffers yesterday afternoon when the company announced a stock offering of 2.5 million shares at $82 per share, a sale that added about $205 million to the… Read More
Some of the biggest names in online travel are tossing their support behind TurnKey Vacation Rentals, an Austin-based startup company that helps vacation rental owners market and manage properties. Backers… Read More
Seattle startup Trover has scored $2.5 million in fresh funding, money that the five-person company will use to build out its network of amateur travel photographers. Concur led the round… Read More
We had a blast catching up with Seattle technology entrepreneurs and investors Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer on last weekend’s GeekWire podcast and radio show. Barton, the former CEO of… Read More
Nick Hanauer and Rich Barton are investors and entrepreneurs who have created and shaped some of the most significant companies in the Seattle region, and the world. They’re also friends,… Read More
Ten years ago, then Boeing Commercial Airplanes boss Alan Mulally declared in front of the Seattle Rotary Club that Washington state wasn’t a great place to do business. “I think… Read More
If you’re a squirrel, make sure you stay well clear of Rich Barton. The founder of Expedia and Zillow on Wednesday offered some key advice from his dad, applying a… Read More
FrontDesk still isn’t saying much about its new service for helping small businesses schedule meetings, review client profiles and receive billing alerts. But the Seattle company, led by former T-Mobile… Read More
Qliance Medical, the Seattle health services startup backed by venture capitalist Nick Hanauer; Zillow Chairman Rich Barton; comedian Drew Carey; Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos; and others, has raised $8.6 million… Read More
