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Jack Dorsey Almost Went to Facebook

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If it is true that he was reduced to the powerless role of chairman early on, then what should I make of the story that he spends a full work-day at both twitter and square? [1]

1. http://www.businessinsider.com/jack-dorsey-says-hes-working-...

I guess http://mashable.com/2011/03/28/jack-dorsey-returns-to-twitte...

A few things.

First, that article is from over two years ago.

Second, that article is itself three years after he was removed from the CEO role.

From what I understand, after Ev was removed as CEO and as Biz Stone was on the way out, Dorsey was basically invited to step back into an active product role. There were numerous conflicts between Ev / Biz / Dorsey and Costolo has a much better relationship with Dorsey.

And Dick Costolo said earlier this year (maybe late last year) that Jack hasn't been involved on a day-to-day basis in quite a while.

What's the value of reading books like this? Seems like a gossip rag. We look down at people who read celebrity tabloids but this is no different just because the drama happens inside an office.

One obvious value of this "gossip rag": investors evaluating Twitter's IPO getting an idea of the volatility in Twitter's management.

... 2 years after the fact?

It seems useful for calibrating your expectations if you're planning to start a startup of your own.

I'm impressed at how quickly Nick Bilton's article, which is a fairly rich and interesting narrative, is summarized with an "executive as celebrity" headline that could easily appear in People magazine (if you substitute Hollywood for tech).

I wonder how the dynamics of the Valley would've changed had Dorsey moved to Facebook? ;)

not interesting.

Quite. I have no idea who this guy is, and thousands of people work at Facebook.

Jack Dorsey is the creator of Twitter and Square.

Yeah, it really has nothing to do with hacking. I guess it's news, but who cares? Just seems like idol worship.

The shutdown will likely cancel Twitter's IPO, they are not out of the woods yet.

In terms of overall market conditions or what else?

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