People tell me I need an assistant, but I dont want one.
For every new feature we add, we take an old one out. A lot of big sites don't do that, and it's a problem.
The biggest lesson has been the importance of constantly repeating the mission. It means bringing the team together every week to talk about all of our projects, progress, and vision.
Tumblr was simply a tool for anyone to make a blog like mine.
We've tried to keep as cheap and lean an operation as possible.
I want to build something Iād be happy to be employed by 10 years out.