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
broke buy change company couch looking morning next night remember staying
I was broke for more than 10 years. I remember staying up all night one night at my first company and looking in couch cushions the next morning for some change to buy coffee.
tweet
I used to tweet about the most mundane things - like 'I just bought a soya latte' - but now I try and make it a bit more interesting.
blog develop direct power readership super
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.
cases complain stupid
I've done a lot of stupid things, but in most cases I can't complain about the outcomes.
closed practice until
I never closed my practice -ÊI just did not take any new commissions until recently.
mistrust wants
I mistrust anyone... if they're saying, 'Well, that market wants this,' and you're not part of that market.
cases few history reports
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.
advertise paper pointed
The paper pointed out to us we did not advertise that we were having a conference,
nagging exploring
The things that keep nagging at you are the ones worth exploring.
entrepreneur marketing done
Marketing, when done well, is about story telling.
fun having-fun world
Change the world. Build a business. Have fun.
balance work-and-life our-relationship
Failure of your company is not failure in life. Failure in your relationships is.
technology long desire
Take a human desire, preferably one that has been around for a really long time Identify that desire and use modern technology to take out steps.
choices-made focus lessons
Our problem wasn’t that it blew up and was impossible to scale, but there were some bad choices made. One of the biggest lessons time after time was to focus. Do fewer things.