you. thank you for stopping by. thank you for having me. i want to know this. you started hot wire and then 9/11 happened. people started stopped traveling quite a bit. you started zillow and then there was the recession and people stopped buying homes. both companies survived after these things. i might be a little unlucky. whatever i start next might be might be crashing or lucky. on the other side of both of them. you re right. these events happened in both cases. it changed both of those companies forever. what we did in both case, hot wire in 2001, zillow in 2008, was first of all, make sure the company was right-sized for the new reality. in both cases, we cut the company. we went from about 200 to 300 employees to 150 to 200 employees. at hot wire. at both. almost the same size. when you do that, how do you keep the morale of the people in the company still up and not
accountable. tony changes have not happened just at work. his approach to big-time spending in his personal life, well, it looks nothing like it used to. when someone walks up to me with a hammitt, i love it, it s my favorite bag, it s the new ferrari, the new shiny boat. what do you do now with the profits? it s all going right back in. i love this business. it s an amazing opportunity to build something that will last way beyond my lifetime. no matter what kind of business you re in, i can promise you one thing. you ll deal with tough times. a lot of times it might be because of something completely out of your control. the chief executive officer of the zillow group, he oversees the company portfolio real estate and home-related brands. he was one of the co-founders of hot wire.com. he s been through his share of tough times on the other side. at least for now. knock on wood. first of all, great to see
out iphones, high-tech wristwatches and more. all of the anticipation. and apple not the only game in town when it comes to technology. you can wear fashion designers making cool little gadgets. they re fancy. you will want to see them. you re watching world news now. let s get drunk on the mini-bar announcer: world news now weather brought to you by hot wire.com. noi noich for for world news now weather brought to you by hot wire.com. this is how it feels to hotwire.
gutman out with the anchovies. coming up, pigging out at restaurants. appetizers, all you can possibly consume for just $10? love that deal. also, using your iphone as a household remote. so cool. it s almost futuristic and high-tech in its convenience. you re going to get all the pros and cons. wonder the price tag on that one. first, a bicycle race across america. you ll see why this is no ride in the park. you re watching world news now. i want to ride my bicycle i want to ride my bike i want to ride my bicycle i want to ride it where i lie you say black i say white announcer: world news now weather brought to you by hot hotwire.com. weather brought to you by hot wire.com. so we can finally get some sleep. the hotel has to be right. you can get a 4-star hotel for up to 60% off, even at the last minute. in the neighborhood where we wanna go? yes. you just won t the name until after you book. hmm. ooh.
symbol of friendship is a nice tribute. like the gift that keeps giving. every year. every single year. it s beautiful. if you haven t had a chance to go down there even if it s just for a picture, get down there, it s nice. definitely a sight to see and family friendly. d.c. is a nice place to be. and they smell good. all right, coming up, the bachelor juan pablo, remember him finally uttering the l word but it s not what most people are hoping to hear. but first safe at any speed. new concerns about those pet harnesses that lots of people use when traveling. why they may not work as well as they should. you re watching world news now. trying to catch me riding dirty trying to catch me riding dirty trying to catch me riding dirty trying to catch me riding dirty try to catch me riding announcer: world news now weather brought to you by hotwire.com. brought to you by hot wire.com. but we can only afford one trip this year, hotwire.com. then we heard about hotwi