David Karp

Founder and CEO, Tumblr

High school dropout and coding genius David Karp created the easy-to-use blogging platform Tumblr in 2007 when he was 21. Tumblr was acquired by Yahoo for $1.1 billion in 2013.

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Fast Company

Yahoo Will Pay Tumblr’s David Karp $81 Million Over Four Years

It’s good to be David Karp: Yahoo’s latest SEC filing reveals it’s paying the Tumblr founder $81 million in cash and stock if he sticks around for four years.

Fast Company

Tumblr’s David Karp Flatters Advertisers

The Tumblr founder who once said advertising “really turns our stomachs” told a group of advertisers at the Cannes Lions festival that they were “more talented than anyone in the Tumblr office or in Palo Alto or Sunnyvale.”

Fast Company

What Tumblr’s Origin Story Teaches Us About Passion Products

“I wanted something where I could be free,” Tumblr founder and newly minted billionaire David Karp says. He found it in what one former colleague calls a “one-person product”–and then Yahoo came calling.

Fast Company

Tumblr: A One-Person Product, Says David Karp’s Former Colleague Marco Arment

“I look back on Tumblr’s crunch times with mixed feelings,” says Arment, who was lead developer for the site for four years. “I don’t want to return to that stress level, but David pushed me to do amazing work that I didn’t think was possible.”

Fast Company

Social Media Reacts To Yahoo’s Deal With Tumblr

Yahoo gets the cool, David Karp gets a substantial amount of cash, Tumblr gets Yahoo’s ad network, and users get grumpy.

Fast Company

Yahoo Now Linked With Tumblr Deal

It’s easy to see why Marissa Mayer is interested in the microblogging site: Its 18-24 demographic could bring more young people to Yahoo.

Fast Company

David Karp’s Challenge To “Find The Formula” For Tumblr

The 26-year-old founder of the blogging giant–now reportedly being acquired for $1.1 billion by Yahoo–couldn’t figure out how to sustain its experimental journalism project. Here’s Karp on Tumblr’s future from our recent Innovation Uncensored conference.

Fast Company

Tumblr Breaks Up Its Storyboard Editorial Team

David Karp, the microblog’s founder, announced the news in a blogpost yesterday. The four-strong team, which he described as an “experiment” had successfully placed stories about Tumblr’s more interesting creators throughout the media, earning itself a James Beard award in the process.

Fast Company

Tumblr Adds 17+ Rating To Its iOS App

Days after Twitter’s video-sharing site Vine was rapped for rolling out the rude stuff, another microblog is playing safe.

Fast Company

What Tumblr’s David Karp Taught Branch Founder Josh Miller

This week, Branch, the online conversation platform, went live to the world. In order to scale successfully, cofounder Josh Miller turned to Tumblr’s David Karp for advice.

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David Karp

Founder and CEO, Tumblr

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Yahoo Will Pay Tumblr’s David Karp $81 Million Over Four Years

It’s good to be David Karp: Yahoo’s latest SEC filing reveals it’s paying the Tumblr founder $81 million in cash and stock if he sticks around for four years.

Tumblr’s David Karp Flatters Advertisers

The Tumblr founder who once said advertising “really turns our stomachs” told a group of advertisers at the Cannes Lions festival that they were “more talented than anyone in the Tumblr office or in Palo Alto or Sunnyvale.”

What Tumblr’s Origin Story Teaches Us About Passion Products

“I wanted something where I could be free,” Tumblr founder and newly minted billionaire David Karp says. He found it in what one former colleague calls a “one-person product”–and then Yahoo came calling.

Tumblr: A One-Person Product, Says David Karp’s Former Colleague Marco Arment

“I look back on Tumblr’s crunch times with mixed feelings,” says Arment, who was lead developer for the site for four years. “I don’t want to return to that stress level, but David pushed me to do amazing work that I didn’t think was possible.”

Social Media Reacts To Yahoo’s Deal With Tumblr

Yahoo gets the cool, David Karp gets a substantial amount of cash, Tumblr gets Yahoo’s ad network, and users get grumpy.

Yahoo Now Linked With Tumblr Deal

It’s easy to see why Marissa Mayer is interested in the microblogging site: Its 18-24 demographic could bring more young people to Yahoo.

David Karp’s Challenge To “Find The Formula” For Tumblr

The 26-year-old founder of the blogging giant–now reportedly being acquired for $1.1 billion by Yahoo–couldn’t figure out how to sustain its experimental journalism project. Here’s Karp on Tumblr’s future from our recent Innovation Uncensored conference.

Tumblr Breaks Up Its Storyboard Editorial Team

David Karp, the microblog’s founder, announced the news in a blogpost yesterday. The four-strong team, which he described as an “experiment” had successfully placed stories about Tumblr’s more interesting creators throughout the media, earning itself a James Beard award in the process.

Tumblr Adds 17+ Rating To Its iOS App

Days after Twitter’s video-sharing site Vine was rapped for rolling out the rude stuff, another microblog is playing safe.

What Tumblr’s David Karp Taught Branch Founder Josh Miller

This week, Branch, the online conversation platform, went live to the world. In order to scale successfully, cofounder Josh Miller turned to Tumblr’s David Karp for advice.

Ideas

The Country’s Mayors Commit Their Cities To 100% Renewable Power

After A Horrible Tragedy, What Happens To The Millions In Donations?

The Bay Area’s Expanding Bike Share Is Part Of Ford’s Transition From Cars To “Mobility”

Entertainment

Celebrate America And Dogs With This Obscurely Sweet Revolutionary War Story From Pedigree

Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, And The Manning Brothers Reveal The Secret To Success

Jordan Brand Celebrates Russell Westbrook’s NBA MVP With Some Unconventional Math

Co.Design

Check Out The World’s Trippiest Hotel Atriums

Behold The Creepiest Neural Network Art Yet

This AI Can Predict How Rich Your Neighborhood Is From Space

Fast Company

The Country’s Mayors Commit Their Cities To 100% Renewable Power

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