I was an eccentric teenager in suburban New Jersey, in a town mostly interested in sports, popularity, and clothes. A fan of… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Etsy is fundamentally a creative community. On eBay, or Amazon for that matter, practically anyone can sell practically anything. On Etsy, you… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
My background isn't in social software; it's in online community, social networks, personal publishing, blogging, self-expression on the Web. I got on… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
In building a social network, the standards and mores of a community are its lifeblood; one does not lightly 'experiment' with these,… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
The things I'm good at are building communities, participatory media, places where people contribute things of their own making. — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Inspiration is really all around us. I pay attention to a lot of different fields. I stay up on current events. I… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
I stay up on current events. I read 'The New Yorker' and 'The Economist.' I go to community meetings to see what… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Sometimes you climb the mountain, and you fall and fail. Maybe there is a different path that will take you up. Sometimes a different… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
My background is in art. I was a painter and an occasional sculptor, and I really like materials - you know, stuff. Physical objects.… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
As a child, I learned hundreds of poems by heart, which I can recite to this day. — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Trade sales are the bulk of exits, and there's no shame in that. Sometimes, it's exactly the right thing to do. — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Entrepreneurship works on the apprenticeship model. The best way to learn how to be an entrepreneur is to start a company and seek the… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Every place has a story - or a thousand stories. Findery brings places to life, be they where you stand or where you hope… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
I approached Yahoo as a learning experience. Everything at every stage of the game affects what you do next. At Yahoo, I learned a… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Dream, struggle, create, prevail. Be daring. Be brave. Be loving. Be compassionate. Be strong. Be brilliant. Be beautiful. — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Vacations are good, and I come back energized, with the whiff of Hawaiian Tropic in the air and 2,000 messages in my Inbox. — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Because the Internet is a medium, it doesn't care whether it transmits love or hate. It is what we build and who we are… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
Working on the right thing is probably more important than working hard. — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
If the business were a play, Act One is: Woohoo, bright and bushy-tailed. We're going to make something great! Act Two is: We're six… — Caterina Fake Copy Share Image
