Hatching Twitter a true story of money, power, friendship, and betrayal

"Twitter seems like a perfect start-up success story. In barely six years, a small group of young, ambitious programmers in Silicon Valley built an $11.5 billion business out of the ashes of a failed podcasting company. Today Twitter boasts more than 200 million active users and has affected busines...

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Main Author: Bilton, Nick
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Portfolio/Penquin, 2013.
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