Interview: David Karp, founder of Tumblr, on realising his dream
Josh Halliday, guardian.co.ukThe chief executive of one of the fastest-growing startups on the internet says he lied about his age and experience to woo clients
David Karp, the founder of the blogging platform Tumblr, was 17 when he decided to cut the apron strings and move…
“I was so silly – I tried to be very formal and put on a deep voice to clients over the phone so I didn’t have to meet them and give away how young I was,” he says. “I lied about my age. I lied about the size of my team. I lied about my experience. I was so terribly embarassed about it for so long. I should have just owned up.”
