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
conference culture internet means people regarding talking
It's a pretty important conference regarding Internet trends, because people are talking a lot about what's really happening. Not just the technology, but what it means for our culture in general.
confidence feels
This feels particularly good. It reaffirms the confidence I have in people.
biggest failure loss newspapers problem result speak trust truth
I do think the biggest problem newspapers have is loss of trust, and I feel that's a result of failure to speak truth to power.
distracted prospect
During the bubble, we got distracted by the prospect of big bucks. Now it's much better balanced.
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.
persistence people listening
There's no genius behind it. It's persistence and listening to people.
helping realizing sometimes
In business, there are times when you disagree, and sometimes it turns out that you're just plain wrong. Humor takes away tension and helps you realize you're wrong.
mistake
Choose your mistakes carefully.
talking ideas people
From the very beginning, I was involved in talking to people, listening to people. And it hasn't stopped. The idea was that people send me information; I'd ask them about it, listen, try to do something about it - and then ask for more feedback.
gestures doe sometimes
Sometimes a slow gradual approach does more good than a large gesture.
opposites phones looks
I look at what the phone company does and do the opposite.
crooks crime
Crooks are early adopters.
passion dollars stuff
The stuff that works best is driven by passion rather than dollars.
technology simple thinking
We think of Craigslist as a form of Social Media.We provide a simple service that is mostly free and we leave money in the community, instead of taking it away. Shared values, nothing fancy, treating people like we want to be treated. What works on the net works for people in general. The net has very little to do with technology, what matters is how people use the technology.