Craig Newmark
Craig Newmark
Craig Alexander Newmarkis an American Internet entrepreneur best known for being the founder of the San Francisco-based international website Craigslist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth6 December 1952
CityMorristown, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
gestures doe sometimes
Sometimes a slow gradual approach does more good than a large gesture.
good people surprise
People are smart, good and surprise me with the way they use our site.
biggest good matters others shared
Right now, the biggest shared value that I can think of is that you should treat others the way you want to be treated, and just have some good sense about what matters to you.
culture goodwill manage people stuff trust
I think people like us because of the culture of trust we have in the site, the culture of goodwill -- and people manage to get stuff done,
experience matter similar
We had one similar experience with 9/11. That was a matter of hours, but it was more intense, obviously.
build good people protect work
I'd like to build a way for people doing good work to connect, to learn from each other, protect each other, and then I want to get out of their way.
arts cool list simple technology
I started a simple list of what I thought were cool events, arts and technology stuff.
people provide run sites
Our sites are run by the people who use them. We just pretty much provide the infrastructure.
bad ebay human list selling
This is a mistake. eBay bad and robotic, Craig's List human and good. And now on the way to selling out.
distracted prospect
During the bubble, we got distracted by the prospect of big bucks. Now it's much better balanced.
confidence feels
This feels particularly good. It reaffirms the confidence I have in people.
careful crowds gets mostly talking wisdom
This wisdom of crowds thing--it may be a cliche, but it's mostly true. What we're talking about here is a democracy, and it works, but you have to be careful before it gets out of control.
check maybe model models publish
The problem is that with blogging, the model is publish first, maybe fact-check later. In newspapers, the model is you fact check first and then publish. But those models are merging.
bill cops deal instincts internet remember surprising
I remember and know the Bill of Rights. But my instincts tell me to be helpful, and (that attitude) is surprising to a lot of cops who deal with Internet crimes.