Marco Arment
Marco Arment
Marco Armentis an American iOS and Web developer, as well as a technology writer and former magazine editor, living in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. He is known for co-founding Tumblr, creating Instapaper, and Overcast...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 June 1982
CountryUnited States of America
access control exact food love obesity people problem time whenever
People love information. Right now in our society, we have an obesity epidemic. Because for the first time in history, we have access to food whenever we want, we don't know how to control ourselves. I think we have the exact same problem with information.
bake baking food jobs natural realized shelves stocking
I've done everything from stocking shelves at a natural food co-op, to baking bagels at Brueggers and bussing tables. Then I realized that jobs suck, but if you could get up at 6 A.M. and bake your own breakfast, that is very satisfying.
home
Instapaper needs a new home where it can be staffed and grown.
constant desktop
In the modern desktop environment, with multitasking and alerts and constant activity, there are always more distractions. When you're at a computer, your hands are always on the controls.
sleep hours whatever-it-takes
If you sit on, sleep on, stare at, or touch something for more than an hour a day, spend whatever it takes to get the best.
technology empowering independence
Keep building and supporting new tools, technologies, and platforms to empower independence, interoperability, and web property ownership.
home google break
Google won't break into your home. You'll invite them in.
office brain world
Programmers work in bursts of productivity. Then, they let the brain rest and get back into it. A lot about the office world is not a great fit for me.
iphone trying delight
With a Web and iPhone app, I try to find new and tiny ways to delight my customers. They may not notice, but it helps drive goodwill and makes your product remarkable.
looking-forward bright-future resources
With Betaworks' drive and resources now behind it, I'm confident that Instapaper has a very bright future. I'm looking forward to seeing what they can do.
reading giving devices
Instapaper wouldn't be of as much value if it weren't for these mobile and e-reader devices. They give you a separate physical context for reading.
strong safety long
As long as I manage investments properly and don't spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my family a strong safety net and given me the freedom to work on whatever I want. And that's exactly what I plan to do.
trying stuff waste
I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.
support touching pages
Instapaper does support paywall sites. I have a list of them, that when someone saves something it sends a copy of the page as they are viewing it only to them. If you subscribe to a paid site, you can save the content. I'm not really touching the money.