He handed over management to craigslist's current ceo jim buckmaster in 2000,. Verkkoin 1995, craig newmark started an email list for himself and his friends in san francisco. It list would turn into craigslist. Here's how he did it. Verkkoentrepreneur craig newmark's journey of creating craiglist and the strategies he used to turn a hobby into an established business. Verkkocraig newmark of craigslist has a new mission: Verkkocraigslist, founded by craig newmark in 1995, has become a household name in the realm of online classifieds. What began as a simple email. Verkkousing his severance package and newfound time off, newmark launched a mailing list of san francisco art and technology events that would. Verkkoit's been 15 years since craig newmark started craigslist as an online arts and events list in san francisco, and 10 years since he named jim buckmaster.
