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Craig Newmark, today we get to speak with the founder of Craigslist. He would say that he's a nerd and amateur philanthropist. I would say that Craig Newmark actually revolutionized how people buy, sell, and connect with their communities.

Craig Newmark, today we get to speak with the founder of Craigslist. He would say that he's a nerd and amateur philanthropist. I would say that Craig Newmark actually revolutionized how people buy, sell, and connect with their communities.

Craig Newmark, today we get to speak with the founder of Craigslist. He would say that he's a nerd and amateur philanthropist. I would say that Craig Newmark actually revolutionized how people buy, sell, and connect with their communities. I think it's incredible. And Craigslist disrupted traditional, classified, and created a digital marketplace for billions of monthly page views.

Craig Newmark, today we get to speak with the founder of Craigslist. He would say that he's a nerd and amateur philanthropist. I would say that Craig Newmark actually revolutionized how people buy, sell, and connect with their communities. I think it's incredible. And Craigslist disrupted traditional, classified, and created a digital marketplace for billions of monthly page views.

So that's incredible. Now, Craig is involved with so many causes and we'll talk about it, but I want to take you back in time if that's okay. And I want to know what shaped you to become the Craig that we see today.

So that's incredible. Now, Craig is involved with so many causes and we'll talk about it, but I want to take you back in time if that's okay. And I want to know what shaped you to become the Craig that we see today.

I just love that. And I love that you reflected on what shaped you. I want to take you back in time to your childhood. Again, like you said, small Jewish boy, New Jersey. If that's okay to take you there, Craig, and tell me if not, at age 13, you lost your father. I personally, when I lost my mom, I literally wrote how losing my mom changed my life.

I just love that. And I love that you reflected on what shaped you. I want to take you back in time to your childhood. Again, like you said, small Jewish boy, New Jersey. If that's okay to take you there, Craig, and tell me if not, at age 13, you lost your father. I personally, when I lost my mom, I literally wrote how losing my mom changed my life.

How did that heartbreaking experience impact you?

How did that heartbreaking experience impact you?

I love how you laugh about yourself, about being a nerd. You even write about it on LinkedIn. And you still were able to change the world with your nerdiness. So we'll talk and you continue to do that, which to me is mind blowing. But also, how amazing is that? But I do want to take you like you with that. You started working as a computer programmer, right? And like IBM and Charles Schwab. Wow.

I love how you laugh about yourself, about being a nerd. You even write about it on LinkedIn. And you still were able to change the world with your nerdiness. So we'll talk and you continue to do that, which to me is mind blowing. But also, how amazing is that? But I do want to take you like you with that. You started working as a computer programmer, right? And like IBM and Charles Schwab. Wow.

How do you think did that help you get out of your shell? Like tell us a little bit of how that shaped you.

How do you think did that help you get out of your shell? Like tell us a little bit of how that shaped you.

If you believe that you don't have enough emotional, you know, intelligence, how can you be so good at customer facing? Like you would think they're connected or no?

If you believe that you don't have enough emotional, you know, intelligence, how can you be so good at customer facing? Like you would think they're connected or no?

Well, you're faking it great. And I love that conversation. But let me take you even back in time. I don't want to jump to 2000 yet. We'll get there. I actually want to take you to kind of like, I don't know, around 95, 1995. And you started basically an email distribution for your friends, as far as I know, in San Francisco, focusing on local events. Talk to me about that period.

Well, you're faking it great. And I love that conversation. But let me take you even back in time. I don't want to jump to 2000 yet. We'll get there. I actually want to take you to kind of like, I don't know, around 95, 1995. And you started basically an email distribution for your friends, as far as I know, in San Francisco, focusing on local events. Talk to me about that period.

What started this?

What started this?