The Stage Where Tech Giants Were Born: Zillow, Lending Tree & The Underdogs | Brad Inman - Inman Founder

➡️ Download the FREE "Content Creation Realities & Lessons: A Guide to Smarter Strategy": https://stan.store/wendyforsytheBrad Inman spent 40+ years revolutionizing how the real estate industry communicates and innovates, transforming from a San Francisco Examiner journalist to founding Inman News—the industry's most trusted media empire. After selling to Beringer Capital in 2021, this serial entrepreneur who launched platforms like HomeGain, TurnHere, and ClimateCheck is now disrupting the longevity space with Livelong Media.In this episode, he reveals why homes will come to consumers (not the other way around), how AI is creating "godlike" capabilities in real estate, and the tenacious mindset that helped him champion tech underdogs when the industry feared innovation. From interviewing Barbara Corcoran's mic-stealing moment to buying a San Francisco home to be at the center of AI development, Brad shares the unfiltered truth about building media empires, embracing failure, and why authenticity beats perfection every time.➡️ Show Links https://livelongmedia.com/ https://www.livelong.events/ https://climatecheck.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradinman123/ https://www.inman.com/author/bradinmangmail-com/➡️ Key Segments 00:00 – From Real Estate Journalism to Digital Media Pioneer 00:19 – Why Buyer Agents and ReMax Led the Tech Revolution00:35 – The Industry That Feared Technology: Brad's Mission 01:13 – Serial Entrepreneur DNA: Why Realtors Are Like Startups 01:33 – Welcome to XFactor Marketing with Brad Inman 02:28 – Origin Story: From Print Journalism to Internet Pioneer 03:16 – Building Trust: How Integrity Created an Empire 04:35 – AI Revolution: Why Brad Moved to San Francisco at 70 05:27 – Launching Tech Giants: Zillow, Lending Tree & The Underdogs 07:14 – The $800 Million "Four Transaction" Success Story 08:01 – Championing Diversity: Yas's Transformative Influence 09:20 – Gen X Takes Charge: The Leadership Revolution 10:26 – Technology as Default: Why Gen X Should Run Everything 11:50 – AI's Godlike Transformation of Real Estate 13:29 – Homes Coming to Consumers: The Future of Property Search 14:55 – Transparency Revolution: Why Deception Dies with AI 16:25 – The Art of Humility: Barry Diller, Barbara Corcoran & Gary Keller 20:24 – The New Kid Who Forgot His Name (And Won Hearts) 22:13 – Authenticity Over Perfection: Being Human as Strategy 23:09 – Never Give Up But Know When to Throw Grandma Off the Boat 24:40 – One Candle on eBay: The Hard Truth About Starting 25:19 – Brad's X Factor: Tenacity That Never Quits➡️ Connect With Wendy https://x.com/brandWendy/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyforsythe/ https://www.instagram.com/brandwendy/