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Started it in his early 40s as a website to share local events with his friends. Then it grew for 15 years. What a run.
by millitzer 1y ago
Started it in his early 40s as a website to share local events with his friends. Then it grew for 15 years. What a run.
- cloudbonsai 1y agoI was surprised by that part too. I always assumed that Craig was a young techy person. My takeaway from this article: - Craiglist was launched by a 40-year old, ex-IBM enginner. It started out as an online list for his circle of friends. - The main competitor then was "Classifieds" section in newspapers. Craigslist out-competed them by simply being a better medium (No word-count limit + photo support). - Meanwhile, newspaper executives failed to respond in a meaning manner. By 2010, 70% of their classified ad business was gone. Craig seems to be fully retired by now, focusing on his philanthropy work, which I think is awesome.