Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (508 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1478927755 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 6 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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But he is known to all as the creative, effervescent, funny, charmingly positive and remarkably savvy co-founder of Twitter-the social media platform that singlehandedly changed the way the world works. Whether seeking behind-the-scenes stories, advice, or wisdom and principles from one of the most successful businessmen of the new century, THINGS A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME will satisfy every reader.. In Biz's world:-Opportunity can be manufactured-Great work comes from abandoning a linear way of thinking-Creativity never runs out -Asking questions is free-Empathy is core to personal and global success In this book, Biz also addresses failure, the value of vulnerability, ambition, and corporate culture. Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and c
He regularly addresses large audiences as a visiting scholar at colleges or keynote speaker for companies and conferencesMost recently, Biz is founder and CEO of his newest venture, Jelly.He lives near San Francisco, California with his wife and son. He went on to work for Google, helped to create both blogging and podcasting, and then
--Vanessa Bush . He and Evan Williams, who joined Google after selling Blogger, later left the relative safety of Google to start several ventures, most of which failed, before developing Twitter. While chronicling his setbacks and successes, Stone offers solid advice and inspiration: opportunity can be manufactured, creativity is a renewable resource, embrace constraints, failures can be assets, asking questions is free, empathy is essential to success. Readers will enjoy the tales of the ups and downs of Silicon Valley among major players, from Google to Apple to Facebook, as well as the insightful advice that can be applied to any career or enterprise. He recounts having enough chutzpah to call hi
Love it! Could not recommend enough! Where to even begin? Biz's writing style is phenomenal. I first read his writing in one of last year's issues of Wired; I barely knew who he was, but I loved the article so much, I cut it out and pasted it in my journal - the only Wired article I've done this with. In it, he recounted the story of Genius Labs, which he mentions in the opening to the book.I couldn't put this book down, and kept coming back to it every chance I could. Behind Biz's frank, simple writing style are a shining personality and thoughtful, insightful pe. This is a quick read and has a lot of great stuff in it. If you read "Hatching Twitter" and you use Twitter a lot (like me), then you'll like Biz Stone's insights on how Twitter was built and his advice on building a business of your own. His memories of how Twitter was born are definitely different than Nick Bilton, who wrote "Hatching Twitter" (which was also a quick read and a great book), but Stone gives some great, positive advice on the lessons that he learned from the days when he started to run his own blog, then got hired by Google, then went off to work at Odeo, then to Twi. Great Non-Technical Perspective from a Visionary Biz Stone's unique path to becoming one of the Founders of Twitter and his account of how Twitter emerged as one of the best tools of the internet (and mobile web) is very entertaining. The Book gives a first-hand look into the roller coaster ride that accompanies a startup. One of Twitters best attributes was its ability to learn from its audience.Stone's anecdotes are mostly relevant and some are hilarious. The lessons that he draws from these anecdotes are great and several go against conventional beliefs. A few times he use