Craigslist

With the swarm of scraped AI imagery making a joke of design and advertising as we know it, the two Craigs thought it was the perfect time to expand their offerings. Contrary to conventional startup wisdom, they decided it was best to saturate the market with advertising—in myriad sectors—then follow the money.

“We’ll broadcast our proposition, carve out our position, get a customer following, then get business cards. We want options.”

—Craig Cutler

“We don’t see the future in robots and imaginary friends, people want a good glazed donut, a decent shave, and a vacuum that sucks.” —Craig Frazier