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Ev Williams
Co-Founder at Obvious Ventures
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- GlintSeries A · $6.5MOct 2013
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Twitter, Medium and Blogger: Ev Williams
WithEv Williams
MentionsEvan WilliamsGoogleJack Dorsey
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As co-founder of Twitter and founder of Blogger and Medium, Evan Williams literally helped change the conversation: he understood that real-time connectivity, being able to write a post and have people read it seconds later, was the future of engagement online. A Nebraska farm boy who dropped out of…
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Positive Thinking with Ev Williams and James Joaquin
WithEv Williams
MentionsJames Joaquin
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Connie & Alex review the week's top tech stories and then talk to Ev Williams and James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures about their focus on "world positive" investments.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod…
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Never underestimate your first idea, w/Twitter/Medium's Ev Williams
WithEv Williams
MentionsSheryl SandbergAngela Duckworth
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Never put a limit on your first idea. It could span your entire career. Ev Williams, co-founder of Twitter and Medium (and before that: Blogger), shares what he learned in every iteration of his grand vision to connect the world’s brains. A reminder that passion and perseverance can be paths to…
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How to Build a $100M+ Cult Brand: Sophia Amoruso on Nasty Gal, Girlboss & Trust Fund
WithSophia Amoruso
Their book#Girlboss
MentionsAndrew ChenChris DixonGreylockJason CalacanisJosh ElmanMarc Andreessen
About this episode
Sophia Amoruso is more than a founder, she’s a cultural icon. She built Nasty Gal from an eBay store into a $350M fashion powerhouse, bootstrapping to $28M in revenue, owning 80% at peak valuation, & crossing $100M in sales before VC funding led to bankruptcy. At the same time, she created… More on the show's page
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Maven takes the clout-chasing out of social media as Reddit teams up with OpenAI
MentionsElon MuskThoma BravoEv WilliamsHaje Kamps
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Last week was a big one for AI news, and one thing that stood out to us was OpenAI's deal with Reddit. Per the terms of the deal, OpenAI will get to use content from Reddit like posts and replies to train its AI, and Reddit will get access to some unspecified AI tools. Reddit's stock soared 11% in… More on the show's page
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MentionsY CombinatorEv Williams
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Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We're closing our survey soon, so this is your last chance (probably) to get your voice heard! Despite it being a short week, as always, it was a busy, busy time. We had… More on the show's page
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20VC: Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone on The 3 Stages of Wealth, The Return To Twitter in 2017 and the Associated Missions and Challenges & Why Silicon Valley is not an "Insiders Only" Universe?
MentionsBiz StoneEv Williams
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Biz Stone is best known as the Co-Founder of Twitter and Medium. Biz is also an investor in the likes of Slack, Square, Intercom, Beyond Meat and Blue Bottle Coffee. Biz also co-founded Jelly, a "human in the loop" AI search service, which was acquired by Pinterest. Due to his many successes, Biz… More on the show's page
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