expedient of having no marketers. Only programmers, customer service reps, and accounting staff work at craigslist. There is no business development, no human resources, no sales. As a result, there are no meetings. The staff communicates by email and IM. This is a nice environment for employees of a certain temperament. "Not that we're a Shangri-La or anything," Buckmaster says, "but no technical people have ever left the company of their own accord." Buckmaster also manages the Craigslist Charitable Fund and serves as executive producer for craigslist TV. Personal life A fan of Noam Chomsky, Buckmaster has been accused of being "anti-capitalistic", which Buckmaster claims is an inaccurate characterization: "We are not so much anti-capitalist (...) We're fortunate enough to have built a very healthy business, even though we haven't attempted to. All we have done is stop short of trying to become insanely wealthy. We have met billionaires and it sounds funny but it's not necessarily a bed of roses to have that kind of money. (...) Their life becomes about figuring out how to employ all that money either by philanthropy or other means. So we don't consider it that revolutionary to have stopped short of that." "Companies looking to maximize revenue need to throw as many revenue-generating opportunities at users as they will tolerate," Buckmaster says. "We have absolutely no interest in doing that, which I think has been instrumental to the success of craigslist." Buckmaster was once denounced on Fox News by Reverend Jerry Falwell. References External links Jim Buckmaster Bio, Bio page from craigslist web site Zen and the Art of Classified Advertising, WSJ Interview with Jim Buckmaster Questions for Jim Buckmaster Fortune Magazine Q & A Hippie Gets a Job Globe & Mail Profile Videotaped onstage interview at Software and Information Industry Association conference MITX Fireside Chat (podcast) - Q & A with Scott Kirsner American technology chief executives American computer programmers Living people Businesspeople from Ann Arbor, Michigan Place of birth missing (living people) Virginia Tech alumni University of Michigan alumni 1962 births Craigslist