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Re:And for His Next Act, Ev Williams Will Fix the Internet by 1123581321 on Thursday May 10, 2018 @02:18PM (#17041583)
I haven’t read the book, but that sounds like the Blogger story and his staff walked out on him because they thought the business was doomed, which it probably would have been if it hadn’t shrunk down to just Evan Williams.
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Re:And for His Next Act, Ev Williams Will Fix the Internet by Sk1pp on Thursday May 10, 2018 @03:42PM (#17042301)
Interesting, if thats the case, I wish he would have clarified, because thats very different. The interview made it seem condescending.
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Re:And for His Next Act, Ev Williams Will Fix the Internet by 1123581321 on Thursday May 10, 2018 @03:54PM (#17042396)
Agreed. I am having a terrible time finding a better source, but the WP article provides a good summary and it was Ev’s first company that he sold. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyra_Labs

I could believe that he is putting a spin on it now since not paying people and expecting them to stay on is less than ideal employee treatment.

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