Beyond Cogito: Imagination and Invention Define Existence
“I think, therefore I am.” -Descartes “Perhaps we should add: I imagine, therefore I am; I hypothesize therefore I am; I invent, therefore I am. The urge to invent lies deep within us.” New read. https://t.co/m37RPzlkph
Get the Number, Not the Hype.
When people ask me if they should use Opendoor, I tell them: Just get the number.
Cash Upfront, Upside Later: Aligning Seller Incentives
Opendoor's cash now, more later truly is a major win for sellers. They get cash upfront, which lets them move on their terms, then we renovate and list the home, and they get additional proceeds from the sale if it...
Low Offers Signal Market Risk, Not Lowballing
One of the most frequent complaints we get is that our offer is too low. Usually it’s because we’re seeing something in the data the seller isn’t. Recently, someone complained on X that they only got 70% of their home’s value...
Rebuilding Pipelines Cuts Costs 3×, Boosts Ad Quality
Found major tech debt in our GTM stack. Rebuilt our Meta pipelines from scratch - ad quality scores way up, early costs down ~3x. Great engineering fixes a lot of ills.
OpenAI's TBPN Acquisition Coincides with Google Shelving Gemma 4
OpenAI buying TBPN on the same day Google drops Gemma 4 says, well, quite a lot.
Read Contracts for Power, Not Just Terms
The Power Broker permanently changes how you read contracts. You stop looking for terms and start looking for power.
New Social Media Lead Drives Opendoor’s Upcoming Upgrades
Big upgrades coming to Opendoor socials over the next few months. @Y_Malyarchuk just joined my team as the Social Media Lead. He brings experience working at TikTok, across startups and Fortune 500 companies, and already has bold ideas for where we...
Final “Price Reduced” Comparison Ad Launches Post‑Campaign
"Price reduced" - this is the last of 3 versions of the comparison ads we created. These will run after "the hardest part" campaign concludes. https://t.co/8z7h6OZ8jj
Our Price Anchors Are Fragile; New Models Rewrite Value
I love books. Always have. There was a time when the price printed on the jacket was the price of the book. If you ordered one online, you paid that price plus $19.95 shipping. That was just how books worked. Then Amazon showed...
Opendoor Simplifies Home Buying with Lower Costs, Speed
For a lot of Americans, it's never been harder to buy a home and never been harder to finance one. Opendoor is here to change that with lower costs, a faster process, and less friction at every step.
No Bad Offers—Pricing Reflects Risk, Fit Situation
I get questions about our home valuation every day. They usually sound like “they made a bad offer” - this is actually what’s happening: They selectively price low-risk homes aggressively. They keep wider spreads on higher-risk homes. When I look into bad offer...
Use Openclaw to Create Chrome Extension for Real‑Time Agent Insights
Openclaw tip: ask it to build a chrome extension for you - then you can easily send page info, screenshots, cookie information, you name it, right to your agent while browsing the web. Super helpful to turn inspo into roadmap.
Opendoor Acquires Mortgage Firm, Hires Dan Green
We’re going to fix homeownership and that includes mortgage. To that end, I’m happy to announce our acquisition of https://t.co/9haOZ3n5dZ. Dan Green is joining Opendoor as Director of Mortgage Growth. Dan founded https://t.co/RaKWs0xGGf, and now he’s bringing that expertise in-house to...
AI Cuts Weeks of Segmentation Work to Hours
I’ve been thinking about one of the most impactful projects I worked on at Meta. A full segmentation analysis of our user base. Most marketing and growth teams rely on averages and broad summaries. The real insights live in the...