Evan Williams
Evan Williams
Evan Clark Williamsis an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur who has founded several Internet companies. Williams was previously Chairman and CEO of Twitter, one of the internet's top ten websites...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth31 March 1972
CityClarks, NE
CountryUnited States of America
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The promoted tweet is a real tweet that a company may have sent out that they want more distribution for. They will buy key words for it. If people are looking for something related, it will show up.
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I've always had a tendency to be much more optimistic about people than I should be. I'd like to be a little shrewder.
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I like to think of the world as a sort of a casino, except the house doesn't have the advantage. If you're smart, you have an advantage. It behooves you to place a lot of bets.
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Every time you start a company - and I've started five or six - you have the opportunity to screw up in whole new ways.
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My strong belief - in being in blogging before Twitter - is that in trying to create more information out there, in trying to create the democratization of media in general, is that the more voices there are out there then the likelihood is that the truth bubbles up to the top.
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Unfortunately, 'climate' has become a dirty word - obviously in politics, but even to some degree in my world, in venture capital. People hesitate if they see something that's purported to be green. That's not a reason to invest for many people.
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I've done a lot of stupid things, but in most cases I can't complain about the outcomes.
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Traditional news is often full of mistakes, but I think that people are getting more sophisticated in knowing what to trust and what not to trust.
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The only reason Twitter itself would be a fad is if someone comes along and does it better.
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Anything I've done that really worked happened because, either by sheer will or a lack of options, I was incredibly focused on one problem.
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I think there's few cases in history where the C.E.O. steps down and is also the founder and reports to someone and that works.
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I mistrust anyone... if they're saying, 'Well, that market wants this,' and you're not part of that market.
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I had a blog for many years. Once you develop your readership on your blog, and you can put something out there or direct traffic or get attention - it's like a super power.
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I suspect there's a lot of validity to the premise that big companies aren't going to attract entrepreneurial talent.