Twitter Is the Antithesis of Testa

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Twitter has been in the public eye for some time. The company is being sued by one of their most prominent customers, a group which is behind 21st Century Fox's bankruptcy. Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wants to pivot from its ad-based model and focus more on user engagement. But he may not be able to pull it through if his plan doesn't make sense.

(00:00) Introducing Josh Wolfe

(02:41) Elon Musk Buys Twitter Because No One Told Him He Can Buy Other Stuff

(39:58) Bolt, Katara, and the World’s Greatest Time to be a Law Firm

(56:53) Introducing Scott Belsky

(57:18) Trying to Explain Twitter

(67:55) Algorithms and Free Speech

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Mixed and edited: Justin Hrabovsky

Produced: Andrew Nadeau and Rashad Assir

Executive Producer: Josh Machiz

Music: Griff Lawson

Musk buys Twitter: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/25/technology/twitter-employees-elon-musk.html

Sam Lessin article: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/elon-musk-is-silicon-valleys-new-hero-for-better-or-worse

Jack Dorsey’s tweet on Musk’s purchase: https://twitter.com/jack/status/1518772753460998145?s=20&t=njyqUGHJChL4oAQdEkkTCw

Bolt Sued by Forever 21: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-26/forever-21-parent-authentic-brands-sues-bolt-startup

Katera sues ex-CEO: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/bankrupt-startup-that-blew-2-billion-from-softbank-sues-ex-ceo-board-directors-over-self-dealing

Softbank cuts spending: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-25/softbank-cuts-back-spending-leaving-startups-desperate-for-cash

Executive Producer: Rashad Assir

Producer: Leah Clapper

Mixing and editing: Justin Hrabovsky

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Logan Bartlett is a Software Investor at Redpoint Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC with $6B AUM and investments in Snowflake, DraftKings, Twilio, and Netflix. In each episode, Logan goes behind the scenes with world-class entrepreneurs and investors. If you're interested in the real inside baseball of tech, entrepreneurship, and start-up investing, tune in every Friday for new episodes.