Rich Barton
CO-FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, ZILLOW
Innovation:
Offering accessible home data for homeowners and buyers.
Vision:
Barton was searching for the next gold mine 10 years ago when he became co-founder of Zillow. His experience with Microsoft and Expedia were just a parlay into giving consumers access to data anytime, anywhere.
Economics:
Frustrations born from searching for a new home led Barton to compile data on what now adds up to 110 million homes nationwide. Zillow offers data that is critical to new-home buyers such as images, value fluctuations, and nearby price comps.