thegongshow:

The Spawn of craigslist
Like most VCs that focus on investing in the applications layer of the internet, I&rsquo;m fascinated by craigslist. &nbsp;Most commonly, people reflect on the amazing scale of the site with such efficient operating leverage. A team of thirty-or-so people manages a top 10 ranked English-speaking website in the world.
I find it particularly interesting how craigslist is able to legitamitely compete (if not dominate) in such a broad range of categories. They do so using less features and &ldquo;worse&rdquo; interface design than their competition (Sidenote: Craigslist is case-and-point that &ldquo;more features&rdquo; is *not* a competitive advantage, so please remove your features chart from your competition slide in your pitch deck, thanks!).
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