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Adam Mosseri and current and former employees recount how Threads came to life with a small team focused on shipping a bare-bones app on a breakneck schedule

A company in crisis went back to basics to deliver a viral hit.  But can Adam Mosseri's bare-bones Twitter clone reinvigorate an aging tech giant?

Washington Post

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  • @rmac18 @rmac18 on x
    The company tells me that Kanye's account has a gold check because it views “Ye” as Kanye West's overall brand. It's unclear if he will run ads, but as a gold checkmark verified organization, he has the ability to do so.
  • @palewire Ben Welsh on x
    🎙️ “Often, the best way to boost morale — even in a company battered by missteps and layoffs — is simply to deliver functional products.”
  • @jason_kint Jason Kint on x
    It's not hard to ship new product with that super high engineer to designer ratio if ripping off someone else's product. Yes?
  • @willoremus Will Oremus on x
    Here's the inside story of how Meta decided to take on Elon Musk—and how @mosseri's team hacked together Threads in seven months, pushing up the launch to capitalize on Twitter's stumbles. By me and @NaomiNixWrites: https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ... [image]
  • @cat_zakrzewski Cat Zakrzewski on x
    Incredible detail in this story from @NaomiNixWrites and @WillOremus about Meta's decision to take on Musk with Threads. It all began when Adam Mosseri was vacationing in Italy and got a late night call from Mark Zuckerberg https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...