Making a product better often requires removing features.

Attention to detail can't be (and never is) added later. It's an entire development philosophy, methodology, and culture.

As long as I manage investments properly and don't spend recklessly, Tumblr has given my family a strong safety net and given me the freedom to work on whatever I want. And that's exactly what I plan to do.

I don't even like being quoted in a press release.

Programmers work in bursts of productivity. Then, they let the brain rest and get back into it. A lot about the office world is not a great fit for me.

With Instapaper, I can take a few months off. I can't stop publishing 'The Magazine' for two months and work on something else.

Instapaper wouldn't be of as much value if it weren't for these mobile and e-reader devices. They give you a separate physical context for reading.