CEO at Trulia.com - We're hiring!
San Francisco Bay Area
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- Co-Founder, CEO at Trulia.com
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- Advisor at Battery Ventures
- Head of Global Business Development at lastminute.com
- Commercial Development at LineOne (acquired by Tiscali)
- Education
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- Stanford Graduate School Of Business
- University of Oxford (Magdalen College)
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Pete Flint’s Summary
Co-Founder and CEO of Trulia.com is one of the most popular real estate sites in the US and the fastest growing. We started Trulia to revolutionize the real estate experience by empowering people to make better decisions. The services we provide are more relevant today than ever before and we're just getting started.
Frequent speaker at Internet, Entrepreneurship, Technology and Real Estate conferences and regular appearances on CNBC, FOX, Bloomberg, WSJ, NYTimes, etc. Guest lecturer at Stanford's Graduate School of Business and teaches an annual Masterclass at Oxford's Said Business School.
My professional passion: "Solving big, meaningful problems with teams of smart people". We are looking for great people to join us - please feel free to get in touch if your interesting in learning more or more at http://www.trulia.com/jobs .
Previously spent 5 years as a founding team member and Head of Global Business Development at lastminute.com. We built Europe's largest online travel company with over 2000 employees, over $1bn transactions and operations in 12 countries. Acquired in May 2005 by Travelocity (Sabre Holdings) for $1.1bn in cash.
Stanford MBA, Class of 2005. Undergraduate and Masters degree in Physics from Oxford (Magdalen College).
Pete Flint’s Specialties:
e-commerce, search, media, real estate, venture capital, marketing, and entrepreneurship
Pete Flint’s Experience
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Co-Founder, CEO
Trulia.com
(Internet industry)
August 2004 — Present (5 years 5 months)
Real Estate search engine that helps people find homes for sale and make smarter real estate decisions - we're looking to hire great people - please get in touch if you are interested. Backed by Accel Partners and Sequoia Capital, $33m raised.
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Advisor
Battery Ventures
(Privately Held; Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
June 2004 — September 2004 (4 months)
Strategy, analysis, sourcing and reviewing investments for this top tier venture capital firm.
Some of my thoughts from the Summer of 2004 on e-commerce and consumer internet investing: http://www.battery.com/content/news/charger/October2004/article3.htm -
Head of Global Business Development
lastminute.com
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; LMC.L; Internet industry)
July 1998 — June 2003 (5 years )
A key member of the Senior Management team that built the company from a business plan to a $1bn profitable Public company with operations in 12 countries.
Marketing and Customer Acquisition
• Initiated, negotiated and managed over 100 online marketing partnerships (AOL, Yahoo, MSN etc.). Set up affiliate, email and viral programs that were critical to building Europe’s most recognized online commerce brand.
• Advised launch strategies and mentored marketing and business development teams in new country launches. Acquired over 7m email subscribers.
Leadership and Operational Experience
• Managed German office with staff of 35, restructured operations
• Speaker at numerous industry conferences.
Transaction Experience
• Worked closely with the CFO to prepare prospectus and filing for successful IPO
• Evaluated potential acquisitions and joint ventures.
New Product Development
• Launched commercial sales, gift products, mobile and digital TV services -
Commercial Development
LineOne (acquired by Tiscali)
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
September 1997 — June 1998 (10 months)
Joint venture between BT and News International.
Commercial Development Executive
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Summer Associate
JP Morgan
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Investment Banking industry)
June 1995 — September 1995 (4 months)
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Pre-University Employee
IBM
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
September 1992 — June 1993 (10 months)
Pete Flint’s Education
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Stanford Graduate School Of Business
MBA , September 2003 — June 2005
- Activities and Societies:
- Entrepreneur Club, Venture Capital Club, Ski and Snowboard Society, Student Newspaper Travel Editor.
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University of Oxford (Magdalen College)
M.Phys , Physics , September 1993 — June 1997
Master of Physics with Honors, First Class Degree (top 10% of class), June 1997
• Gold Medal in British Physics Olympiad. Ranked in Top 10 of all students in the UK.
• Tutorial Prize. Examiners Commendation. 2nd in University Entrance Exam.
• Co-founded and ran successful nightclub business “esoteric”. College Rowing, Cricket and Pool teams.
Additional Information
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Pete Flint’s Interests:
skiing, running, movies, travel, start-ups,
Pete Flint’s Honors:
- 100 Most Influential Real Estate Leaders in 2007 (Inman News)
(http://www.inman.com/Member/specialreports/leaders07/100_most_influential.pdf)
- 40 Most Influential People In U.S. Residential Real Estate 2006 (National Association of Realtors)
(http://www.realtor.org/rmomag.NSF/pages/RealEstateTop25Main)
