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Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
Book • 2013
In 'Hatching Twitter,' Nick Bilton chronicles the tumultuous birth and rise of Twitter, focusing on the quartet of founders: Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams.
The book delves into the personal conflicts, betrayals, and high-stakes power struggles that marked the company's early growth.
Drawing on extensive research, including hundreds of sources and internal documents, Bilton provides a gripping narrative that reveals the complexities of technology startups, venture capital, and Silicon Valley culture.
The story underscores the importance of resilience, adaptability, and collaboration in bringing a groundbreaking idea to life.
The book delves into the personal conflicts, betrayals, and high-stakes power struggles that marked the company's early growth.
Drawing on extensive research, including hundreds of sources and internal documents, Bilton provides a gripping narrative that reveals the complexities of technology startups, venture capital, and Silicon Valley culture.
The story underscores the importance of resilience, adaptability, and collaboration in bringing a groundbreaking idea to life.
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Mentioned in 6 episodes
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as a book he wrote, detailing the creation and early days of Twitter.

Nick Bilton

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We talk to the guy who knows Silicon Valley’s darkest secrets
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as revealing the madness of a technology startup.


Casey Neistat

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Casey Neistat (The Untold Story): "I was a homeless dad at 15 & had $200k debt!"...The Crazy Story Of How I Became The World's No.1 Video Creator!
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as a book that provides historical background on Twitter's development and internal conflicts.

Erik Torenberg

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Elon Musk, Social Media Influence, & the Future of Political Discourse
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while discussing the book's depiction of the bohemian lifestyle in San Francisco during the early 2000s.


Noah Smith

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Post-Trump Reflections: Fixing Blue Cities
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when discussing the leadership challenges at Twitter.


Quincy Larson

Ten years of freeCodeCamp (Friends)
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to provide historical background on Twitter's development and internal conflicts.


Erik Torenberg

E110: Samo Burja on Elon Musk, X and Political Influence [Crosspost, Live Players]
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as a pre-existing book about Twitter.

Jean Burgess

Jean Burgess and Nancy K. Baym, "Twitter: A Biography" (NYU Press, 2020)
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while discussing the leadership issues at Twitter.

Vivian Schiller

Why Elites Are Losing Trust — With Vivian Schiller
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as a pre-existing corporate biography of Twitter.

Jean Burgess

Jean Burgess and Nancy K. Baym, "Twitter: A Biography" (NYU Press, 2020)