Bitsplitting

Episode 8: Marco Arment

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Daniel is joined by Marco Arment of Marco.org.

http://bitsplitting.org/wp-content/podcasts/Episode8.mp3

Marco also founded The Magazine and Instapaper, each of which he sold off earlier this year. Previously, he was the co-developer and first employee of Tumblr.

Additional links:

  • @marcoarment – Marco’s Twitter account.
  • marco.org – Marco’s personal site.
  • Accidental Tech Podcast – Marco’s podcast with Casey Liss and John Siracusa.
  • I’d Tumbl For You – My October, 2008 post lamenting Tumblr’s inadequate API.
  • Marco’s Apology – Marco responds to my blog post with a brief, professional apology.
  • Marco’s 2006 Resume – Marco’s recent post linking to his 2006-era resume.
  • 3-2-1 Contact – PBS program and affiliated magazine from which Marco learned Basic programming.
  • QBasic – Microsoft’s Basic programming language.
  • BMW Welt Delivery – Program through which Americans can purchase and pick up a new BMW car in Germany.
  • Allegheny College – Marco’s alma mater.
  • Phi Delta Theta Allegheny – The fraternity chapter that Marco helped to revive.
  • IBM Infosphere – The current incarnation of Vivisimo, the Pittsburgh company where Marco started his career.
  • Davidville – Remnant of David Karp’s company, now Tumblr.
  • Ultimate Bulletin Board – The bulletin board software Marco enjoyed with his friends in high school.
  • Daring Fireball – John Gruber’s site.
  • Neutral – The twelve-episode car-oriented podcast.
  • Core Intuition 91 – Episode where Manton Reece talks about leaving Heroku for a more portable, affordable server solution.
  • The One-Person Product – Marco reflects on the history of Tumblr and what the sale means to him.
  • Stripe – A payment processing company with great developer-oriented technology and policy.

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