Rich Barton at Zillow is like Ted Williams hitting a baseball.
"You can name people who are richer than Rich, but you can’t name very many people who have his track record. You will find very few people in this country who have as many times created something from nothing.”
"You can name people who are richer than Rich, but you can’t name very many people who have his track record. You will find very few people in this country who have as many times created something from nothing.”
“If we’re doing things for regular folks that make their lives better and save them money and give them transparency, we’re on the side of the angels.” Rich Barton nytimes.com/2014/04/14/tec…
A few years ago I was going in for unexpected surgery and I sent an email to a few friends saying "it was nice knowing you if I don't survive." Rich had a balloons in my room to cheer me up amazingly quickly. Not only is he a great entrepreneur but he is a caring and kind person.
4/ I have blog posts on Rich Barton and 36 other investors that I had edited and put into a book to raise money for the charity "No Kid Hungry." Sometimes I regret doing that since the posts are now inside a paywall. Fewer hungry kids matter most. amazon.com/Lessons-Entrep…
5/ "User-generated content models are magic because the more reviews you have the more it attracts users to the site. The more users you have the more reviews you get. This is a very simple, elegant example of a positive feedback system. This flywheel spins faster and faster." RB
6/ Rich Barton: "My focus has been on big vertical industry categories where there's historically been database information that’s been locked up behind walls. I want to empower users to access that info. I like verticals that involve real people, real decisions, and real money."
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