June 2012
13 posts
Tumblr Founder David Karp
It’s Internet Week in NYC, and Tumblr founder and CEO David Karp talks about his site moving into the editorial world, the tech scene in New York, and whether he’s going to buy Facebook stock.
More on the comments page: http://www.wnyc.org/shows/bl/2012/may/18/tumblr-founder/
Soundboy: Do I trust these founders with this market? →
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Alfred Lin, once mentioned to me how important founder-market fit is to a start-up’s success. His point (if I’m remembering correctly) was that the depth of passion a founder feels for their market is a powerful predictor of whether they’ll make it through the hard times, and build something…
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1) Be passionate. Figure out what excites you and go for it.
2) Do whatever it takes. Whether that is 10 emails (all with sincerity and brevity), flying to a different state on a whim, or something completely different. Do. Whatever. It. Takes.
3) Get out there and build relationships. Go to events, meetups, conferences, basically anything you can do to get in front of the people and industry you want to be involved in. People who succeed are those who get up when knocked down and keep at it. Make sure you never give up.
” —Great set of stories and key take-aways by Alex.
Success Stories About People Getting Business Jobs In The Tech World - Forbes
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