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Twitter, Medium and Blogger: Ev Williams

How I Built This with Guy Raz

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Prioritize Feeling Over Metrics

In the early stages of Twitter, the team kept the project small because they believed that giving it too much attention and resources might cause it to fail. Initially, Twitter was not well-received, with many thinking it was a dumb idea. Despite low user numbers after launch, the feeling that Twitter was a significant product was crucial, even more than metrics. This emphasis on intuition and belief in the product's potential turned out to be vital for Twitter's success.

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