alley insider had a good post on this subject with CEO adam d'angelo: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-i-learned-from-being-cto-of-facebook-why-i-started-quo

alley insider had a good post on this subject with CEO adam d'angelo: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-i-learned-from-being-cto-of-facebook-why-i-started-quora-and-this-is-why-gen-y-kicks-ass-at-entrepreneurship-2010-9 http://www.businessinsider.com/what-i-learned-from-being-cto... i think it's one of those group coupon-type industries. the potential has always been there, but nobody has fully executed on the potential. to dan's point: i'm a big believer that some of the best ideas sprout from areas in the larger corporation that just don't get enough attention. yahoo is focused on a little of a lot, whereas quora has a lot of a little in mind. i personally think quora is the next big thing, and to that end, i've already started including my profile in my email sig :)