Train Thoughts

There is a great article in Wired about Craigslist.

Here are a few of my favorite things about Craigslist

1. They have a leader that loves customer support
2. They play to their strengths and repeat what works
3. They have an undying belief in who they are and what they do
4. They are contrarian in that less features is more

The 30 employees and $100 million in revenue is pretty impressive.  I recently read that it took Oracle 10 years and Microsoft 8 years to get to $50 million in revenue.  I didn’t adjust for the TVM, but did Craigslist beat them to the mark?  Craigslist was founded in 1995, and became a for profit company in 1999.  This year Craigslist will be 14 years old and $100 Million in revenues.  Very nice.