28th Sep 2006
Not Selling Out
It’s refreshing to see that not everything needs to be bought and sold for the highest dollar.
Craig Newmark of Craig’s List says that he’s not selling:
Who needs the money? We don’t really care,” Craig Newmark said in an interview at the Picnic ‘06 Cross Media Week conference here.
“If you’re living comfortably, what’s the point of having more?” Newmark said.
From Craig’s List Founder Says He Won’t Cash In. He also addresses why he’s not interested in selling and giving to charity:
Newmark said raising the money to subsequently give it away to good causes also did not interest him.“Finding a good cause is incredibly hard and time-consuming,” he said, adding that he and Chief Executive Jim Buckmaster agree on not cashing in.
“We both know some people who own more than a billion (dollars) and they’re not any the happier. They also need bodyguards,” he said.
What a sensible man.
