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February 24, 2011 09:03 pm GMT
Some Internet wunderkinds don't bother to finish college. Tumblr founder David Karp dropped out of high school, and now runs one of the fastest growing publishing platforms on the Web. In our final segment from this week's Founder Stories (also watch parts I, II, and III), Karp answers some of Chris Dixon's rapid-fire questions in the video above. He talks about his best business decision ever (shutting down Tumblr's profitable, niche, Web development business), why he has trouble sleeping, and how hiring the youngest, most brilliant engineers will become Tumblr's "biggest recruiting advantage." We also learn that Karp's biggest heroes are "Steve Jobs and Willy Wonka." Jobs makes total sense. Karp grew up being "obsessed with Steve Jobs keynotes" and the art of "the reveal." But Willy Wonka? "It's sort of the same as Steve"the idea that there is this magical factory, and you can't begin to imagine what went into these things," he explains. And, by the way, he thinks "Apple is way scarier" than Willy Wonka's factory.
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(Founder Stories) Tumblr's David Karp: My Heroes Are Steve Jobs And Willy Wonka
Some Internet wunderkinds don't bother to finish college. Tumblr founder David Karp dropped out of high school, and now runs one of the fastest growing publishing platforms on the Web. In our final segment from this week's Founder Stories (also watch parts I, II, and III), Karp answers some of Chris Dixon's rapid-fire questions in the video above. He talks about his best business decision ever (shutting down Tumblr's profitable, niche, Web development business), why he has trouble sleeping, and how hiring the youngest, most brilliant engineers will become Tumblr's "biggest recruiting advantage." We also learn that Karp's biggest heroes are "Steve Jobs and Willy Wonka." Jobs makes total sense. Karp grew up being "obsessed with Steve Jobs keynotes" and the art of "the reveal." But Willy Wonka? "It's sort of the same as Steve"the idea that there is this magical factory, and you can't begin to imagine what went into these things," he explains. And, by the way, he thinks "Apple is way scarier" than Willy Wonka's factory.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/_lE_EdOEB-Q/
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