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Creator of Etsy.com

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    mimosa    May 29, 2010   NC

    Rob Kalin, the creator of etsy.com, has article about him by Reader's Digest.  He's kind of a bad boy lol  check it out!

    http://www.rd.com/your-america-inspiring-people-and-stories/meet-rob-kalin-the-man-behind-etsycom/article169446.html

     

     

     
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    kjpugs    March 20, 2010   Indianapolis, IN

    Whoa... I thought etsy was started by a grandma or something, LOL. Or at least a crafty stay at home mom! No way a B-A from Brooklyn!

    PS I think it's pronounced eht-see but I like to say eeeet-see!

     
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    jaylii9    September 5, 2010  

    Interesting article! I also had a different image in my head of the person behind etsy!

     
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    mimosa    May 29, 2010   NC

    I know!  He's ssoo not who I thought was the creator of etsy.

     
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    KMSull    August 7, 2010   Lexington, KY (via Atlanta, GA)

    Honestly, I had never given the "who" much thought! He looks like he's 12! Thanks for posting that, it was really interesting. I had no idea people have to pay per item to list and then pay a commission. Guess I never really thought about it, though. Thanks!

     
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    Laylabelle    November 7, 2009  

    Interesting. Not what I pictured at all. He really does look like he's 12.

     
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    arizonabride    June 2, 2010   Tucson, AZ

    Wow! Thanks for posting. Who knew? It's a great business and $100M sold this year is very impressive for such a young site.

     
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    MissAsB    June 6, 2009   Married in CO, Living in AL

    He looks so young!

     
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    Lillindy    September 2008   Bay Area, CA

    Wow, I don't know why, but I always assumed it was created by a crafty lady kind of like Martha Stewart!

     
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    RecessionistaBride    January 28, 2012  

    I honestly never really thought about the creator of etsy-- and like the other bees-- I never would have guessed it was a young guy like him!

    Very interesting :) Thanks for sharing!

     
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    spaniel    March 2010   Los Angeles, CA

    I thought the same thing! Who knew?

     
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    Irishker03    June 12, 2010   Boston (home), Geneva, NY (wedding)

    what?! That's the creator of Etsy?! I totally never would have guessed!

     
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    GaBGal    September 25, 2010  

    Etsy is one of those ideas that I kick myself for not coming up with first! Like the Twilight Saga, Eggbeaters and The Real World franchise... why doesn't my brain work that well!

     
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    mimosa    May 29, 2010   NC

    @GabGal.. ditto!  If only I could think of something I'd be making millions!

     
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    jamie80218    7/10/10   Denver, CO

    Is it bad that I never imagined a granny to think of etsy. I always picked a young guy who grew up with a crafty mother and grandmother. I always figured that most grandmothers weren't tech savy enough. 

     

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