Craig Newmark Revealed…Sorta
If you've ever wondered about Craig Newmark, a.ka. the guy behind Craigslist.com, the Times of London ran a long feature in yesterday's paper. When you think about someone dramatically impacting the newspaper industry's future, you think about a guy like Rupert Murdoch with his bold, global ambitions and his large pile of cash. Newmark, on the other hand, is a regular guy/nerd who apparently takes a bus to work and has somehow managed to resist the temptation to trade his large stake in the classified-ads company for mega-millions. Instead, he has ambitions to do good rather than get rich. Perhaps this is what's made Craigslist such a phenomena: when you use the service (including the paid real estate part), you feel like part of altruistic. If you're interested in learning more on Craigslist, check out the documentary 24 hours on craiglist. We were disappointed not to be able get Craig or COO Jim Buckmaster to come to the mesh conference next week given one of our panels looking at the future business models for newspapers.
May 8th, 2006 at 8:24 am
I think you gave the reason why Craig N. would not come to the Mesh conference in your post. He is not motivated by money or business. He wants to “make the world a better place” in his own little way. Put yourself in his shoes…Why would he attend a conference that has a business focus to help entrepreneurs and others develop better business models to presumably make more money?