Bilton, N. (2013). Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal. Portfolio Hardcover.
oct 4, 2010 - Ev (currently CEO) has to announce that he's stepping down as CEO (though not leaving the company yet)
oct 4, 2010 - Ev (currently CEO) has to announce that he's stepping down as CEO (though not leaving the company yet)
0 / 0how it all began: Ev (who taught himself how to code) sold Blogger to Google for a ridiculous sum and thus became Silicon Valley-famous; Noah recognised him as his neighbour and gets Ev to invest in Odeo, which turns out to be a bittersweet decision because Ev later takes his CEO role from him; Jack cold emails Ev and snags a job at Odeo that way; Biz quits Google to join his old boss' (Ev's) new startup
how it all began: Ev (who taught himself how to code) sold Blogger to Google for a ridiculous sum and thus became Silicon Valley-famous; Noah recognised him as his neighbour and gets Ev to invest in Odeo, which turns out to be a bittersweet decision because Ev later takes his CEO role from him; Jack cold emails Ev and snags a job at Odeo that way; Biz quits Google to join his old boss' (Ev's) new startup
1 / 3Twitter begins as a side project within Odeo; at the same time, the Odeo executive team is falling apart, and Noah ends up resigning from the company he created (partly because of an ultimatum from Jack)
Twitter begins as a side project within Odeo; at the same time, the Odeo executive team is falling apart, and Noah ends up resigning from the company he created (partly because of an ultimatum from Jack)
0 / 3Twitter starts growing; Jack (now CEO) and Ev start growing apart, due to their fundamentally different views for what Twitter is; Jack gets fired and considers defecting to Facebook
Twitter starts growing; Jack (now CEO) and Ev start growing apart, due to their fundamentally different views for what Twitter is; Jack gets fired and considers defecting to Facebook
0 / 6Ev is now CEO; Jack is now running Square; Jack pretends he's still part of the company and takes over the media, to the irritation of the actual Twitter executives; Ev hires his friend Dick as COO; the board decides Dick would be a better CEO (at least until Jack comes back)
Ev is now CEO; Jack is now running Square; Jack pretends he's still part of the company and takes over the media, to the irritation of the actual Twitter executives; Ev hires his friend Dick as COO; the board decides Dick would be a better CEO (at least until Jack comes back)
0 / 2short section with vignettes illustrating life at Twitter under Dick's reign (the book was published 2013 so unfortunately it doesn't have any details on how Jack came back)
short section with vignettes illustrating life at Twitter under Dick's reign (the book was published 2013 so unfortunately it doesn't have any details on how Jack came back)
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