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“Mr. Karp is tall and skinny, with unflinching blue eyes and a mop of brown hair. He speaks incredibly fast and in complete paragraphs.”
— NY Observer

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  1. “That’s when I realized: Kids are totally dumb.”
    — Charles
  2. “Man google, you are the king inventors. You probably invented inventing.”
    — Robert remarks on the GPhone
  3. Caroline: I look pretty much like what I looked like in college. He looks a bit Italianate-louche, as though I might drag his brunch-drunken self along with me to my first day back at Trinity, exclaiming, “Look, girls, I scraped this out of a gutter in St. Trop!”

    Caroline:

    I look pretty much like what I looked like in college. He looks a bit Italianate-louche, as though I might drag his brunch-drunken self along with me to my first day back at Trinity, exclaiming, “Look, girls, I scraped this out of a gutter in St. Trop!”

  4. via Caroline
    via Caroline
  5. “iStockPhoto’s 503 error page. Disturbing and baffling…” — imkevin
    “iStockPhoto’s 503 error page. Disturbing and baffling…” — imkevin

  6. Getting to hang out with USV right after their big Times article

    Me: Congratulations!
    Brad: For our incredibly successful investment in Tumblr?
  7. Web 2.0 Expo NY: Gary Vaynerchuk →
    I LOVED this speech.  Gary is an unbelievably inspiring guy.
  8. “Everybody has time. Stop fucking watching Lost.”
    — Gary Vaynerchuk (via trystero)
  9. “Media stories constantly recite the ages of a few famous founders: Bill Gates of Microsoft, 20; Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook, 20; the Google boys, 25; YouTube’s Chad Hurley, 28. Tumblr founder David Karp is 21–and on his second successful company.”
    —

    Wired: The Ages of Innovation

    I am beyond flattered that Clive Thompson, of all people, would mention me in such esteemed company.  Thank you!!

  10. To get them to sponsor his event, Toby had to convince the chartering company that the lot of us (including Caroline, Charles, and myself) would be looking to buy one of these $4 million yachts in the next five years.  Hah.
    To get them to sponsor his event, Toby had to convince the chartering company that the lot of us (including Caroline, Charles, and myself) would be looking to buy one of these $4 million yachts in the next five years.  Hah.