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Is it just me or did this article seem underwhelming? Twitter has gotten some incredible publicity lately, so much so that my mom asked me what Twitter was. S

by physcab 18y ago

Is it just me or did this article seem underwhelming? Twitter has gotten some incredible publicity lately, so much so that my mom asked me what Twitter was. So perhaps that is why the Times asked Evan Williams write a sort of autobiography. But nothing was really all that meaningful. He could have talked about why he believed giving investors their money back was the right decision. He could have talked about why Twitter was worth investing more time in. He could have even talked about what he learned from his previous failures. Evan Williams doesn't sound like that interesting of a person, but props to him for developing one of the next big things in online communication.

bentoner 18y ago
Evan Williams doesn't sound like that interesting of a person You can't conclude this just because you don't like the style in which the New York Times writes its "The Boss" column.
sqs 18y ago
This is an interview about his personal life, though. That's the point, I think. You can read about the business aspects of Twitter anywhere.
smokey_the_bear 18y ago
Incredible publicity. The daily show has mentioned it nearly every day for a week, sometimes in several minute segments. I wondered it was paid placement.
breck 18y ago
I actually thought this was one of the best articles I've read in a while. A lot of entrepreneurs I know try and try again and always come up short(myself included, though the success rate has steadily improved). This can be really discouraging because after a few attempts you start to wonder if you have the right characteristics necessary to create a successful startup. It's not like basketball where if you're 5'8" you can quickly figure out you're not going pro and can move on to other things. So in this story you've got a guy who "was broke for 10 years", made a ton of mistakes, then went on to start 2 really really successful companies. I thought that's really inspiring and I'm glad he shared.
cmos 18y ago
I'm pretty sure it's also one of those small interviews they have in the business section of the nytimes.. it looks more appropriate in the 'print' version.

by physcab 18y ago

bentoner 18y ago

Evan Williams doesn't sound like that interesting of a person You can't conclude this just because you don't like the style in which the New York Times writes its "The Boss" column.

sqs 18y ago

This is an interview about his personal life, though. That's the point, I think. You can read about the business aspects of Twitter anywhere.

smokey_the_bear 18y ago

Incredible publicity. The daily show has mentioned it nearly every day for a week, sometimes in several minute segments. I wondered it was paid placement.

breck 18y ago

I actually thought this was one of the best articles I've read in a while. A lot of entrepreneurs I know try and try again and always come up short(myself included, though the success rate has steadily improved). This can be really discouraging because after a few attempts you start to wonder if you have the right characteristics necessary to create a successful startup. It's not like basketball where if you're 5'8" you can quickly figure out you're not going pro and can move on to other things. So in this story you've got a guy who "was broke for 10 years", made a ton of mistakes, then went on to start 2 really really successful companies. I thought that's really inspiring and I'm glad he shared.

cmos 18y ago

I'm pretty sure it's also one of those small interviews they have in the business section of the nytimes.. it looks more appropriate in the 'print' version.