Episode 072: Demotivation and Online Classified Ads

Episode 072 originally broadcast on October 21, 2006

The School of Business for October 21, 2006

News and notes from the business world for the week of October 21, 2006.

Lawrence Kersten of Despair Inc. Sure Can Demotivate You

A BusinessMakers Classic - from July of 2006: Lawrence Kersten, Founder and CEO of Despair Inc. Listen to the story of this very successful "de-motivational" parody company.

Craig Newmark, Software Engineer and Founder of Craigslist.org

A BusinessMakers Classic from August of 2006. Russ interviews the founder of Craigslist, a software engineer. Newmark started Craigslist as an email list for friends. Today, it's a major online community, "a platform to help everybody get everyday things done." His site is the seventh most-visited in the U.S - over 5 billion hits each month. Newmark says he's not an innovator, that he just treats people the way he would want to be treated; in the process, he has experienced tremendous growth while staying true to his vision.