David Karp Quotes

United States, Software Developer
July 6, 1986

David Karp is an American web developer and entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of the short-form blogging platform Tumblr. According to Forbes, Karp's net worth exceeds $200 million, and Tumblr has been valued at $800 million.

Also known as Entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer

I want to build something I'd be happy to be employed by 10 years out.

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- Happy
Today there are millions of people making stuff and putting it into the world: that's become part of our identity and it shouldn't be limited to people who fancy themselves writers, or who are particularly witty or talented.

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- People
- World
- Today

I always carry my camera with me.

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There are a lot of rich people in the world. There are very few people who have the privilege of getting to invent things that billions of people use.

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- People
- World
Reading for me will be a combination of books, magazines, Tumblr and just kind of the Web in general on the iPad.

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- Reading
People tell me I need an assistant, but I don't want one.

David Karp
- People
I never spent much time with people my own age.

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- People
- Time
- Age
I've found that if you're not responsive to e-mail, it trains people to leave you alone.

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- People
- Alone

I'm very antischedule. Except for board meetings, I don't really schedule things or keep a calendar. I think appointments are caustic to creativity.

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- Creativity
Where I feel the most productive and engaged is when I'm buried in code, buried in some project, tweaking some designs. I'm certainly introverted.

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