Marco Arment
Marco Arment
Marco Armentis an American iOS and Web developer, as well as a technology writer and former magazine editor, living in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. He is known for co-founding Tumblr, creating Instapaper, and Overcast...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 June 1982
CountryUnited States of America
access control exact food love obesity people problem time whenever
People love information. Right now in our society, we have an obesity epidemic. Because for the first time in history, we have access to food whenever we want, we don't know how to control ourselves. I think we have the exact same problem with information.
bake baking food jobs natural realized shelves stocking
I've done everything from stocking shelves at a natural food co-op, to baking bagels at Brueggers and bussing tables. Then I realized that jobs suck, but if you could get up at 6 A.M. and bake your own breakfast, that is very satisfying.
home
Instapaper needs a new home where it can be staffed and grown.
constant desktop
In the modern desktop environment, with multitasking and alerts and constant activity, there are always more distractions. When you're at a computer, your hands are always on the controls.
business people different
People have different interpretations of "urgent".
apples world information
Apple already had everyone's billing information from iTunes... you could buy things just by typing in your password... That, for the first time, brought very, very easy payment to the modern software world. That, more than anything, is why there is a business for paid apps.
two months magazines
With Instapaper, I can take a few months off. I can't stop publishing 'The Magazine' for two months and work on something else.
reader publishers values
I've worked with many large and small publishers, and nearly all of them love the value that Instapaper provides to their readers.
release press-release presses
I don't even like being quoted in a press release.
products features
Making a product better often requires removing features.
people pay want
People will pay for something they like because they want to ensure its future.
Charge for something and make more than you spend.
philosophy culture attention
Attention to detail can't be (and never is) added later. It's an entire development philosophy, methodology, and culture.
writing quality abandonment
Emphasizing and rewarding length over quality results in worse writing and more reader abandonment.