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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Twitter Making Second Big Mistake On Jack Dorsey

The first one obviously was when Jack Dorsey was ousted as Twitter CEO the first time around. Evan Williams, smart guy, shot himself in the foot. You shouldn't do something just because you can.

It is a DNA thing. Only the inventor can come up with killer features for the product. That person in this case is Jack Dorsey. The Twitter Board is in no position to decide.

If I were the Twitter Board, I would salivate at the prospect. Jack Dorsey is no longer a green horn CEO. He has now become really good at it. The first time around he was like, I should have held weekly meetings.

Twitter Board's problem should have been, maybe Dorsey is not available. Giving an ultimatum is bad manners. And it will hurt Twitter, which has been stagnant for a long time now.

I always thought Dick Costolo was more of a COO person. Evan Williams could have been Chairperson. But neither were cut to be CEO. And Twitter lost major momentum along the way.

A new direction would be to get much better at curate-and-display. Most people don't really want to tweet, they just want to consume.

This is not about whether Jack Dorsey is a Steve Jobs or an Elon Musk. This is about whether there is anyone better for the job, and there isn't. It goes with the territory.

Sorry Jack Dorsey, Steve Jobs And Elon Musk Are Exceptions

Currently, Musk serves as the CEO of publicly traded Tesla Motors and the private company SpaceX. Tesla is currently valued at about $25 billion and Musk has his sights set on a $700 billion valuation.

Friday, November 07, 2014

Twitter Vision

Idea: Show visitor count on each tweet.
Vision: Your real time world in snippets.
Top priority: Making it possible for users to search through tweets, and display them in small and large numbers.

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Struggles to Define Vision

issues with users not being able to easily search for tweets. He said Twitter has “a lot of potential” if it can address that

Tuesday, October 09, 2012

Bilton, Dorsey And The Truth

Nick Bilton came out saying looks like Jack Dorsey got booted out again at Twitter. Jack Dorsey is out saying not so. Amusing.

Jack Dorsey: Notes on my work at Twitter
Jack Dorsey Is At Twitter Officially On Tuesday Afternoons; All His Direct Reports Moved Back To Costolo In January

Sunday, October 07, 2012

Dorsey's Second Snub At Twitter?

I was slightly amused reading this. Maybe Dorsey is no Steve Jobs either. For one, Steve Jobs was not trying to be anybody. Dorsey is trying to be Steve Jobs. That is a no no. You have to try to be yourself.

Perhaps Dorsey is a visionary and an innovator who just does not have Jobs' CEO muscles.

NY Times: Jack Dorsey Role At Twitter Reduced Because He’s “Difficult” And Indecisive

Saturday, October 06, 2012

Dick Costolo Was A Standup Comedian

But you knew that.

A Master of Improv, Writing Twitter’s Script

Mr. Dorsey’s role has since been reduced after employees complained that he was difficult to work with and repeatedly changed his mind about product directions. He no longer has anyone directly reporting to him, although he is still involved in strategic decisions.

Mr. Dorsey declined to comment on how people feel about working with him. But, in a statement, he said he considered Mr. Costolo to be one of Twitter’s founders. “He’s had a dramatic impact on the company and the culture,” Mr. Dorsey said. “He’s questioned everything we started with and made it better.”

Mr. Costolo says he looks to Mr. Dorsey for ideas and sometimes has to pull them out of him. Although Mr. Dorsey is a regular on the media circuit, appearing on CNN, as well as “Charlie Rose” and other programs, he tends to be quiet in meetings.