Craig Newmark is best known as the founder of the classifieds ad site craigslist, which showed tens of millions of Americans that the Internet could be reasonably useful and easy to use.
Okay, what I do is find people who are really good at their jobs, and who can tolerate my sense of humor. I provide them with resources, and then get outta their way.
Craig grew up at a time when patriotism was a thing, encouraged by his Greatest Generation parents. In WW2, everyone was expected to help defend the country, here at home, and mostly overseas, where the fighting took place.
As the son of a World War II veteran and as a teenager who grew up during Vietnam, Craig saw up close how badly returning vets were treated. It’s stayed with him throughout his life.
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