Twitter lays off about half its staff, sending a “Your Role at Twitter” email to their company account for those staying and personal account for those leaving
which was maybe ~80-100 people — is down to just two people after layoffs today.... Will Oremus / @willoremus : Here's the first official communication from Twitter's new leadership to its staff, a we...
Replying to tweets from right-wing users, Elon Musk boosts criticism of Twitter executives Vijaya Gadde and Jim Baker, leading to more users joining the attacks
Yesterday, with as little fanfare as possible, I downloaded my archive and deactivated my Twitter account. Dirt : White hot — Dirt is a daily email about entertainment. … not.not.reading Karissa Bel...
HiveWatch, which uses sensors and AI to help companies improve physical security, raises a $20M Series A led by Dick Costolo and Adam Bain
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Facebook Oversight Board upholds Trump's suspension, but asks Facebook to review the decision within six months to determine a penalty consistent with its rules
For Now Kari Paul / The Guardian : Facebook ruling on Trump renews criticism of oversight board Donald J. Trump : Donald Trump calls the actions of “corrupt social media companies” like Facebook, Twit...
An in-depth look at how Figma, a browser-based collaborative design tool, has found success, as it seeks to become a platform by building out a plugin ecosystem
Companies are a sequencing of loops. While it's possible to stumble into an initial core loop that works … Tweets: @dickc , @kevinakwok , @joulee , @seldo , @brettbivens , @noelsequeira , @vcshekhar ...
AI-based accounts payable platform Tipalti raises $76M Series D led by Zeev Ventures and joined by Dick Costolo and Adam Bain's 01 Advisors, among others
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch : Tweets: @ingridlunden and @adambain Tweets: Ingrid / @ingridlunden : I can't say accounting makes my heart beat faster (well, I guess it does if I'm on the wrong side of ...
SEC filing: ex-Twitter execs Dick Costolo and Adam Bain are raising $200M for 01 Advisors, a startup advisory and investment firm, have already secured ~$135M
A look at Etsy's turnaround since Josh Silverman became CEO in 2017, largely focused on improving basic parts of the user experience, like search and shipping
When you type the term “bike jersey” into the search field at Etsy.com, most of the results you get are, in fact, bike jerseys. Tweets: @dickc , @jstrauss , @joshk , and @wexboy_value Tweets: Dick Cos...
Overview of the Senate hearing on foreign influence in social media, which heard testimony from Sheryl Sandberg and Jack Dorsey
Facebook and Twitter Finally Face the Music Matt Binder / Mashable : Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweets opening testimony during congressional hearing Don Reisinger / Fortune : Watch Here: Twitter and Fac...
Patreon says it now has 1M monthly active paying patrons and 50K active creators, both doubling YoY, and is on track to pay out $150M to creators in 2017
Patreon's novel idea of fans just directly paying the artists they love is having its hockey stick moment. Tweets: @dickc and @joshconstine See also Mediagazer Tweets: Dick Costolo / @dickc : Kudos to...