Guide Note

Stewart Butterfield co-founded Flickr with his wife Caterina Fake. The service (and his parent company Ludicorp) was acquired by Yahoo in March 2005. After the acquisition he took the position of Director of Product Management. He lives in San Francisco, California with his wife and their daughter Sonnet Beatrice Butterfield.

Fast Facts

1. Born: 1973 in Canada
2. Earned a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge
3. Received a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Victoria
4. Attended St. Michaels University School in Victoria, British Columbia

Quote

"The team that you work with is the most important thing - make sure you find partners and employees who are smart and passionate about what you're trying to achieve. Startups are hard and frustrating - it can be a dodgy endeavor, not for the faint of heart. But having a great team can turn frustrations into something huge. Every team member needs to be willing to put in huge amounts of energy to get something off the ground - otherwise, it won't work. They need to be able to stick it through thick and thin. The combination of a great team, creativity, passion, confidence, ferocious determination, and the often necessary irrational optimism can create the next big thing." Stewart Butterfield

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