Milestones aren't what I think about much. Craig Newmark More Quotes by Craig Newmark More Quotes From Craig Newmark Treat people like you want to be treated; live and let live; and also give the other person a break now and then. Craig Newmark want giving people The stuff that works best is driven by passion rather than dollars. Craig Newmark dollars passion stuff There's no genius behind it. It's persistence and listening to people. Craig Newmark persistence listening people 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. Craig Newmark technology simple thinking I don't expect to be a ‘leader’ with this thing. I'd rather be a builder. 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. Craig Newmark leader want people Death is my exit strategy. I'll be doing significant customer service only as long as I live. Craig Newmark strategy exit long 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. Craig Newmark entrepreneur helping sometimes Follow through with basic values, and remember to provide good customer service. Craig Newmark good-customer-service follow-through remember I admit that when I think of the money one could make from all this, I get a little twinge. But I'm pretty happy with nerd values: Get yourself a comfortable living, then do a little something to change the world. Craig Newmark nerd world thinking Crooks are early adopters. Craig Newmark crooks crime 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. Craig Newmark what-matters technology people We are a very open, very democratic site, which means we get all sorts of people. We do get some bad guys who are a few fries short of a Happy Meal. So we have to enlist the aid of our community to help us. The lesson implicit in this is that people will help you out and behave in a really good way. If you trust them, they will respond to that trust. Craig Newmark business success mean Sometimes a slow gradual approach does more good than a large gesture. Craig Newmark gestures doe sometimes Getting out of the way is really important. Craig Newmark important way I feel that one of the best things a person can do for another is to create a job. So you do OK commercially, and then you try to make a difference of some sort. Craig Newmark differences business jobs I am committed to doing customer service for Craigslist for the rest of my life. The exit strategy is death. Craig Newmark craigslist strategy exit Craigslist does serve as a platform where people help each other for the basics, and also, shows people that the Internet is good for mutual support. I do feel pretty good about that. Craig Newmark mutual-support doe people I need to make an okay living. The people who work for us need to. But after you make a comfortable living, how much more do you need? It's like I make a joke about nerd values, because I'm very much in the rich nerd tradition. And you know, we say, like, hey, people pay us for this stuff, like programming. You know, what else do we need? Craig Newmark technology money jobs Choose your mistakes carefully. Craig Newmark mistake We want to offer job training and mentoring and build the site with more robust, reliable and flexible technology. Craig Newmark training technology jobs
