A True Story of Money - and Betrayal

I ripped through this book, which moved with the speed and drama of a movie script. Great writing and the characters are all real and somewhat familiar. What I leaned and should have expected, is that when it comes to the founding of any company, it’s often not only complicated but messy too.To think that all of this emanated from just a hundred and forty characters. Who knew?

I really enjoyed this book. I delved into it, knowing little about the back story of Twitter so the way it unveiled was immensely enjoyable. Interesting to see how human relationships and personal feelings can change scenarios so completely
Great book, complete page turner

What a fantastic book. It sets the record straight after so many of us were manipulated by Jack Dorsey. He's a disturbing Fraud. Minus him, a super, inspiring bunch of people helped make the company what it is. I've read over 20 biographies of tech companies and this is a top 2.

This book was given as a final project option and it turned out to be a really good and quick read. The chapters are split up into small sub sections, which I liked, and it takes you through the launching of Twitter. The relationships are humorous at times. At other timers, I feel as if somethings were just drilled in my head constantly about Jack Dorsey.

This book was given as a final project option and it turned out to be a really good and quick read. The chapters are split up into small sub sections, which I liked, and it takes you through the launching of Twitter. The relationships are humorous at times. At other timers, I feel as if somethings were just drilled in my head constantly about Jack Dorsey.

I enjoyed this story. It read like a thoroughly researched topic that was well-edited down to proper book. Author came to lots of conclusions about the featured characters -- it would be interesting to better understand how he arrived at these results.

Such an entertaining book, couldn't put it down! I live in San Francisco, work at a tech company and I can attest that this book is not only accurate but captures what happens at most companies out here amongst founders and executive teams. Provides great insight and, I can only hope, pushes people to reflect upon and even reconsider who their role models are in the tech world.

After finishing the JOBS book, I wanted to read the history of Twitter. To my surprise, I actually liked this book and this story much more. It encapsulates the dream of starting from nothing in SF and coming out with everything with the caveat of hardship along the way.

A stunning pulling back of the curtains on a Silicon Valley phenomenon (sausage-making, anyone?). That a company like Twitter can survive this level of bad behavior, back-stabbing, VC ineptitude and management inexperience lays testament to the power of the masses, powered by technology that lets them take it to levels never imagined by the people who hacked its birth. A great read.

Bilton does a fantastic job of carefully weaving a story together that tells a tale of of creation, triumph, deceit, revenge, and intrigue. It's one that keeps you engaged and on your toes from start to finish. This is one worth reading.

The story of Twitter is a stormy, crazy startup story. Bilton certainly writes a dramatic chronicle, but it's obvious that it's written by a journalist who doesn't understand anything about building technology. To gloss over his ignorance he uses flowery phrases like calling a dev team "A modern day Beatles. Their instruments, laptops; their music, code." Twitter was new, both technologically and conceptually. Bilton explores neither aspect of the story.

Instead he concentrates on the interplay of the personalities and backgrounds. It's ok, there's plenty to talk about and it makes a good story. But you'll learn more the people behind Twitter than Twitter the social media/tech phenomenon.

Fascinating account of business and friendships and the volatility of the link between them. It paints an interesting picture of the key Twitter personnel as the company grows and how their relationships thrive and mostly flounder.

A great vision is not built overnight. A great product like Twitter took time to evolve. Different views different visions were responsible for the end product. The book shows that how. A book you can't put down easily

My name is Katerina Stavrakis and I am currently a student in the ENTR300 class at the University of Baltimore. Before Twitter was as widely used and as popular as it is today, the four founders, Biz Stone, Noah Glass, Jack Dorsey, and Evan Williams, worked for Odeo, and they decided to try and create twitter as a side job. Twitter was the update of one’s current status was easily accessible on a mobile device. Throughout their journey, they showcase how multi billionaire success goes hand in hand with both negative and positive things. There is backstabbing, mistrust, betrayal, alongside with luck and relationship that are both made and used. I liked the prospective of this novel because whether you want to or not, at some point you will empathize for the characters. However there was a lot of dialogue, which made it hard to keep track of who is who because the language was very modern however this novel could potentially make a great movie. This book is useful to entrepreneurship students because it shows that success isn’t easy. You will fail, you will get hurt, you will have to start from scratch, but in the end, if you keep working at something you have faith in, you will one day succeed.

Don't need all the pseudo literary flourishes, which distract. The insider details are super compelling. Enjoyed the book, but better examples of this kind of genre (behind the scenes narrative non-fiction) include Game Change and Too Big To Fail.

Very balanced and well written. Incredible story. The best "inside company" book I have ever read. Interesting to lear about the personalities, inside politics and internal fights leading up to the successful service and all the coincidences and people involved in getting them there eventually.

Great inside look at the trials and travails inside a Silicon Valley tech start-up. For those that think it's all glamour and glitz, these guys put their hearts and souls into getting these things off the ground. If they're successful, the deserve to reap the rewards! As usual, lots of carnage along the way.

Would recommend to anybody interested in the startup scene in Silicon Valley. Nick Bilton really seems to have done his homework and tells the story in a very entertaining, but never over the top, way.

Very focused on the people and political manoeuvring behind the scenes (people are such bastards), would have been more interesting if there thad been more focus on the technology besides the people aspect.

Nick did a great job telling lots of details that might easily seem boring, he put everything into a great perspective and thus every episode feels like its essential to the whole story. Highly recommend!

One of the best business books of recent years. A deep and insightful account of the Twitter story and a must read for anyone involved in startups, or interested in the impact of Twitter on the way we communicate and share.

Engaging story of the beginning of Twitter and the personalities that created it. Its a quick read, which is good, because I couldn't put it down. If you're involved in tech startups, this is a must read.