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"We are so unlike the other top ten Internet companies. Most of them have tens of thousands of employees. We don't attempt to maximize revenues, hence we don't have sales, marketing, business development teams, or advertising teams. We don't run banner ads or text ads or pop-ups. We have reversed the normal business model. The community of Craigslist is number one. Making money is number two." 1 - Jim Buckmaster, CEO of Craigslist, Inc. in 2006. "Craigslist, in terms of its capabilities and so on, leaves a lot to be desired. But it's such a trusted brand and such a widely used site. It's the leader in the general classified segment by some margin. ... All the others, without exception, have better functionality. But Craigslist has the luxury because it's such a widely known and trusted site and so successful. It's sort of thumbed its nose at the user experience and the home-spun elements are part of its appeal. It doesn't appear slick or corporate." 2 - Greg Sterling, founding principal of Sterling Market Intelligence3, in 2007.
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1] Andrew Cave, "Business Profile: Becoming a Billionaire? That's
Not on My List...," www.telegraph.co.uk, March 18, 2006.
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