Hatching Twitter
by Nick Bilton
The founder drama of Twitter: four founders, betrayals, coups, and a product nobody fully controlled. A cautionary story about governance and friendship.
Read it if…
you are co-founding something and have not yet discussed what happens when it goes wrong.
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Skip it if…
you want product lessons.
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Three things you will actually use
- Define roles and equity early.
- Boards decide founders' fates.
- Products can outgrow their makers.
Do this first
Have the hard founder conversation about control and roles this week.
Our verdict
Founder drama as caution.
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