Hatching Twitter
A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal
The messy, backstabbing birth of Twitter and its founders.
Nick Bilton tells the behind-the-scenes story of Twitter's founding by Ev Williams, Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass. The narrative centers on the shifting alliances, ego clashes, and boardroom ousters that defined the company's early years. It reads as a dramatic account of how friendship and ambition collided as Twitter exploded in popularity.
Co-founder fallout and CEO churn sink many startups, and Bilton's account is a cautionary study of how unmanaged power dynamics can tear a company apart. Founders learn what equity, roles, and trust questions to settle before they detonate.
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