
Craft
Venture capital firm founded by David Sacks, which has recently opened an office in Austin, Texas.
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1/10/2026, 6:21:00 AM
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1/7/2026, 3:44:16 AM
Summary
Craft represents a dual identity: historically, it refers to the organization of skilled labor into guilds that dominated urban production from the Middle Ages until the Industrial Revolution; contemporarily, it refers to modern organizations like the productivity software company Craft and the venture capital firm Craft Ventures. Historical craft organizations were defined by a hierarchical progression from apprenticeship to mastery, providing members with higher social status and education than the unskilled poor. In the modern era, Craft (the software) provides AI-integrated document and task management, while Craft Ventures, co-founded by David Sacks, influences the tech ecosystem through investment and commentary on global trade, M&A regulations, and market disruptions, as seen in the All-In Podcast. Additionally, 'Craft' exists as a geographic hamlet in Texas and was the title of a 1991 computer game.
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Extracted Attributes
Geographic Location
Cherokee County, Texas, United States
Mastery Progression
Apprentice, Journeyman, Master
Canceled Merger Value
$20 billion (Adobe and Figma merger)
Historical Social Status
Higher than unskilled urban poor
Modern Software Products
Docs, Notes, Tasks, AI Assistant, Whiteboards
Craft Ventures Co-founder
David Sacks
Historical Organization Type
Guilds
Timeline
- Specialized craftsmen in urban centers form guilds to manage production and maintain higher social status through apprenticeship systems. (Source: Wikipedia)
1000-01-01
- The Industrial Revolution introduces mass production, causing traditional craft organizations to adapt by using semi-finished materials and targeting niche markets. (Source: Wikipedia)
1760-01-01
- Release of the computer game titled 'Craft'. (Source: Wikidata)
1991-01-01
- David Sacks of Craft Ventures participates in the All-In Podcast, discussing the $20 billion Adobe-Figma merger cancellation and global trade disruptions. (Source: All-In Podcast)
2023-12-15
Wikipedia
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A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale production of goods, or their maintenance, for example by tinkers. The traditional term craftsman is nowadays often replaced by artisan and by craftsperson. Historically, the more specialized crafts with high-value products tended to concentrate in urban centers and their practitioners formed guilds. Their skills required an apprenticeship. Craftsmen and craftswomen had a higher status than the unskilled urban poor. The skill required by their occupation and the need to be permanently involved in the exchange of goods often demanded a higher level of education, and craftspeople were usually in a more privileged position than the peasantry in societal hierarchy. The households of artisans were not as self-sufficient as those of people engaged in agricultural work, and therefore had to rely on the exchange of goods. Some crafts, especially in areas such as pottery, woodworking, and various stages of textile production, could be practiced on a part-time basis by those also working in agriculture, and often formed part of village life. When an apprentice finished their apprenticeship, they became a journeyman searching for a place to set up their own shop and make a living. After setting up their own shop, they could then call themselves a master of their craft. This stepwise approach to mastery of a craft, which includes the attainment of some education and skill, has survived in some countries to the present day. But crafts have undergone deep structural changes since and during the era of the Industrial Revolution. The mass production of goods by large-scale industry has limited crafts to market segments in which industry's modes of functioning or its mass-produced goods do not satisfy the preferences of potential buyers. As an outcome of these changes, craftspeople today increasingly make use of semi-finished components or materials and adapt these to their customers' requirements or demands. Thus, they participate in a certain division of labour between industry and craft.
Web Search Results
- Outline of crafts - Wikipedia
A craft is a work of physical expression drawn from imagination or existing culture, largely by using hands. A craft is typically birthed by creativity and intentional design, through the application of skill(s)/ techniques and can extend across a wide range of areas from dance, embroidery to photography. Good 'craftsmanship' is marked by dexterity and experience. Crafts as a whole can be described as all of the following: ## Types of crafts ### Ceramics and glass crafts [...] Craft – skill, involving in many cases but not always, practical arts. It may refer to a trade or particular art. Crafts as artistic practices are defined either by their relationship to functional or utilitarian products, such as sculptural forms in the vessel tradition, or by their use of such natural media as wood, clay, glass, textiles, and metal. ## What are crafts?
- Craft Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
Britannica Dictionary definition of CRAFT 1 [count] : an activity that involves making something in a skillful way by using your hands The potter has been studying his craft [=handicraft] for two decades. the craft of pottery/basketry [[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples](#) 2 [count] : a job or activity that requires special skill the craft of songwriting/acting a photographer's craft [...] /ˈkræft/ Brit /ˈkrɑːft/ verb crafts; crafted; crafting Britannica Dictionary definition of CRAFT [+ object] : to make or produce (something) with care or skill The furniture is crafted from bamboo. He is crafting a new sculpture. beautifully crafted wine/shoes/stories She crafted a strategy to boost the company's earnings. [[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples](#) ## — crafter noun, plural crafters [count] a crafter of arguments/fiction [...] [[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples](#) 3 crafts [plural] : objects made by skillful use of the hands The store sells crafts [=handicrafts] from around the world. There's a crafts fair [=an event at which crafts are sold] at the school this Saturday. [[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples](#) — see also arts and crafts 4 [count] plural craft a : a usually small boat
- Craft: Docs, Notes, Tasks & AI - App Store - Apple
Unleash your creativity and take control of your plans with Craft, a productivity app that transforms how you write, organize, and get things done. Create structured documents, manage tasks, organize your knowledge with Collections, and chat about it all with the AI Assistant. With seamless sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web, your workspace is always ready, online or offline. WRITE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME Your best ideas don’t wait for an internet connection. Work seamlessly offline with full [...] If you’re looking to restore (or introduce) a little order to your life, Craft will fall somewhere between “immediately helpful” and “enough to bring a tear to your eye.” This productivity app is so versatile that it’s hard to define: It’s for taking notes, writing to-do lists, organizing important documents, organizing unimportant documents, stashing away random scraps and, ultimately, transforming your digital detritus into a blissfully organized system that’s easy to navigate and pleasing [...] Craft is reaching the peak of our Year of the UX. This major update brings space-level intelligence to the Assistant, letting you chat with your entire workspace across documents, folders, and collections. Connect Craft to the world with API and MCP support, build tools, automate workflows, and integrate with ChatGPT, Claude, and more. Experience redesigned tabs for effortless multitasking, Whiteboards v1.0 with offline access and rock-solid stability, an elevated Code Editor, and refined
- Craft - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun vessel, watercraft a craft designed for water transportation bareboat a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions boat a small vessel for travel on water bogey, bogie, bogy an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft cruise missile an unmanned aircraft that is a self-contained bomb [...] a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space see moresee less types: show 27 types...;) hide 27 types...;) aircraft a vehicle that can fly ground-effect machine, hovercraft a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines landing craft naval craft designed for putting ashore troops and equipment ballistic capsule, space vehicle, spacecraft [...] There are many different meanings of the word craft, but most of them involve skill, whether it's the craft of cheese making or crafting tiny dollhouse furniture or being crafty — good at fooling people. Another meaning of the noun craft is "vehicle," especially a boat or an airplane. The Old English root word, cræft, originally meant "power or physical strength." Definitions of craft 1. the skilled practice of a practical occupation synonyms: trade see moresee less types:
- CRAFT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
craft verb (/us/help/codes.html) us /kræft/ uk /krɑːft/ to make objects, especially in a skilled way: These bracelets were crafted by Native Americans. a beautifully crafted silver brooch SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Crafts artificer artisan artisanal arts and crafts artsy-craftsy crafty crochet découpage emboss engrave handiwork hobby shop ikebana inlay intarsia screen printing silkscreen straw tat tatting See more results » [...] a vehicle for traveling on water or through the air: naval/civilian/patrol/rescue craft 18 craft (= boats) set out in the race. See also SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Boats in general aboard ship admiralty beamy excisable fleet fleet of something flotilla maritime nautical nautically ocean-going pleasure boat seagoing shipping small boat vessel watercraft You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Road vehicles in general [...] You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Creating and producing craft adjective (/us/help/codes.html) us /kræft/ uk /krɑːft/ relating to food or drinks made using traditional methods by small companies, or companies and people that do this: With a craft gin, this ethos of care and attention goes from grain to glass. All over the world, craft bakers exist who bake bread in traditional ways. More examplesFewer examples
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