Craigslist is disruptive because it listens to customers

'Its criterion for adding new features is whether its users want them, not whether they're profitable. "What people like is what we don't do," explains [CEO Jim] Buckmaster, citing corporate banner ads, e-mail come-ons, and commercialization of any kind.' The articles also estimates that Craigslist makes in excess of $15M in profits on $20M in revenue, and quotes StubHub founder Eric Baker, who "conservatively estimates [Craigslist] could have had revenues of $550 million this year."

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