Niall King
Seattle, WA (USA)
Role(s):
Zillow.com
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Location:
Seattle
Industry:
Internet
Year Founded:
2006
Number Employees:
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Description:
What is (URL removed)?
(URL removed) is an online real estate service dedicated to helping you get an edge in real estate by providing you with valuable tools and information.
In the beginning...
In early 2005, Zillow founders Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink were fresh from the success of bringing travel to the Internet at (URL removed). While brainstorming ideas for their next business venture, they were drawn to the idea of real estate. Rich had actually started obsessing about bringing real estate online as early as 1989 when his mom decided to become a real estate agent after she packed her last child off to college. He even wrote a plan for a consumer real estate service, but the idea was shelved in favor of the dreaded "steady job." However, his enthusiasm for it never completely disappeare