David Karp Quotes

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• We've tried to keep as cheap and lean an operation as possible.
• We're not motivated by money. We are into this thing that we're building.
• The more people we have on our team. the less room there is in the elevator and the more complicated everything gets.
• Rituals, even unhappy ones, provide a measure of comfort. Like a superstitious ballplayer who will only use certain bats, my depression rituals have become a…
• Today there are millions of people making stuff and putting it into the world: that's become part of our identity and it shouldn't be limited…
• For every new feature we add, we take an old one out. A lot of big sites don't do that, and it's a problem.
• Every feature has some maintenance cost, and having fewer features lets us focus on the ones we care about and make sure they work very…
• Good products are built by people who want to use it themselves
• There are a lot of rich people in the world. There are very few people who have the privilege of getting to invent things that…
• For every new feature we add, we take an old one out. A lot of big sites don’t do that, and it’s a problem. Twitter…
• I want to build something I’d be happy to be employed by 10 years out.
• People tell me I need an assistant, but I dont want one.
• Reading for me will be a combination of books, magazines, Tumblr, and just kind of the Web in general on the iPad.
• I think appointments are caustic to creativity.
• I'm always so surprised when people fill their homes up with stuff.
• We couldn't be happier with our Storyboard team's effort.
• You guys are more talented than anyone in the Tumblr office or in Palo Alto or Sunnyvale. We're constantly in awe, constantly in service.
• I always carry my camera with me.
• I'm very antischedule. Except for board meetings, I don't really schedule things or keep a calendar. I think appointments are caustic to creativity.
• Our team isn’t changing. …  And our mission – to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience…

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