“When Taylor had called Mark to explain the situation, Facebook's CEO had given clear instructions to shut Twitter down the second it tried to launch.” — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“What do you think your valuation is right now?" Mark asked as they both sat uncomfortably across from and below him, peering up at a boy who could, hypothetically speaking, quite happily buy them or murder them, all with the… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“A similar sound, especially light, tremulous speech or laughter.” This is it, he thought. “Agitation or excitement; flutter.” A verb. Twitter.” — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“The press pass and the a title of “journalist” had been replaced by a smart phone and a Twitter account.” — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
Some people are destined for greatness; others fall up a hill to get there. — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“It could be a technology that would erase a feeling that an entire generation felt while staring into their computer screens.” — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“Even though all these people were dealing in illicit activities, they each had a moral sense that their particular outlawed product was more just… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“The app saved three minutes of my time. But in the process, it cut a neighborhood business out of the economic equation. And, in… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“July had already been a busy month as Twitter had also moved into new offices: a fancy, modern, loftlike space with lots of windows… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“When Taylor had called Mark to explain the situation, Facebook's CEO had given clear instructions to shut Twitter down the second it tried to… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“When people ask Biz about his wealth, he tells them that money rarely changes people; it often just magnifies who they really are.” — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
It was a testament to the resilience of humanity. Give a man a tree and he will make it into a boat; give him… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“People don’t invent things on the Internet. They simply expand on an idea that already exists.” — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“They looked at the world around them and saw that the government was a ball of wasteful red tape; that the taxi industry treated… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
Then, as she turned to walk away, Fred dropped the guillotine."So we're making Ev CEO," he said, his fork clenched in his hand. "You're… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
“Fred wasn't convinced, telling Charlie that such a service would never work and that other companies that had tried to make Twitter-like products had… — Nick Bilton Copy Share Image
