People want to download publications quickly and read them without cruft. Publications that started in print carry too much baggage and usually have ….

If you sit on, sleep on, stare at, or touch something for more than an hour a day, spend whatever it takes to get the best..

Emphasizing and rewarding length over quality results in worse writing and more reader abandonment..

I don't need every customer. I'm primarily in the business of selling a product for money. How much effort do I really want to devote to satisfying p….

People will pay for something they like because they want to ensure its future..

I've worked with many large and small publishers, and nearly all of them love the value that Instapaper provides to their readers..

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

Writing your own blog platform is like roasting your own coffee: it's impractical and you probably shouldn't do it, but for people who really, truly ….

Instapaper does support paywall sites. I have a list of them, that when someone saves something it sends a copy of the page as they are viewing it on….

With Betaworks' drive and resources now behind it, I'm confident that Instapaper has a very bright future. I'm looking forward to seeing what they ca….

Google won't break into your home. You'll invite them in..

Instapaper is much bigger today than I could have predicted in 2008, and it has simply grown far beyond what one person can do. To really shine, it n….

People have different interpretations of "urgent"..

Apple already had everyone's billing information from iTunes... you could buy things just by typing in your password... That, for the first time, bro….

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 m….

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 ….

Keep building and supporting new tools, technologies, and platforms to empower independence, interoperability, and web property ownership..

Charge for something and make more than you spend..

Making a product better often requires removing features..

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..

I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I ….