Bradley Inman

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Bradley Inman
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Inman in 2024
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater Boston University [1]
OccupationBusinessman
Years active1980–present

Brad Inman is a journalist, author and entrepreneur. [1] He is known for founding Inman News and various other internet businesses. [2]

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Career

His career began in journalism, writing a sports column in high school and later covering urban housing issues in San Francisco, which led to a 16-year column for the San Francisco Examiner. [3] [4] Inman later collected a number of these articles into a book, California Real Estate: the 1980s & 1990s. [5]

Inman founded Inman News in 1996 as an online news source for the real estate industry. [1] Inman News was sold in 2021 to Beringer Capital. [6]

He was on the Microsoft team that launched HomeAdvisor in 1998. [7] He founded online real estate firm HomeGain.com in 1999, which was acquired by Classified Ventures in 2005. [8]

In 2005, Inman started TurnHere.com, an Internet video production and distribution platform that produced editorial and advertising content for companies such as Conde Nast , NBC, Williams Sonoma, Yelp and OpenTable. [9]

Inman founded Vook, an enhanced ebook company, in early 2009. [10]

Inman is co-founder of ClimateCheck, a search engine that rates climate change risk for property. [11]

He was also the first investor in Curbed and served as chairman before it was sold to Vox Media. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Saunders, Jessica. "Founder of Inman News wants you to TurnHere". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ↑ Dorfman, Steve. "'Superhero' team of experts in health, longevity to convene at West Palm's Livelong Summit". The Palm Beach Post.
  3. ↑ "A return visit to Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond Annex". The San Francisco Examiner . Retrieved 13 June 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Brechin, Gray. "Alaska Commercial Company". FoundSF. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Inman, Bradley (18 February 2020). California Real Estate: the 1980s & 1990s. Inman Books. ISBN   1947635220 . Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Inman acquired by private equity firm Beringer Capital". TheRealDeal.com. July 26, 2021.
  7. ↑ Golden, Caron (1998-11-01). "'Clicky-Loos Welcome'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  8. ↑ Zito, Kelly (2005-07-31). "Industry takes slow steps toward digital transactions". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  9. ↑ Saunders, Jessica (2006-11-19). "Founder of Inman News wants you to TurnHere". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  10. ↑ "How to Stay Relevant in a Tech-Infused World". www.nar.realtor. 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  11. ↑ "Making longevity science easier to understand". Live Long and Master Aging. 2024-01-22. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
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