Entries tagged "Evan Williams"

Twitter CEO confirms 'significant' round

Twitter CEO Evan Williams confirmed the company closed a significant round of VC funding. The round is reported to be $100 million with a $1 billion valuation for the fast-growing startup.

Oprah Effect: Twitter.com hosts 32M visitors

Bolstered by star treatment from Oprah Winfrey and others, Twitter's Web site snagged 32 million visitors last month. Will the Oprah Effect last? Thursday she has Skype on her show.

No. 1 tweeter about Twitter is MKFlynn, says Klout

The Deal's Mary Kathleen Flynn tweets about Twitter more than anyone else, says L.A. startup Klout. Maybe now Biz Stone will come on our Behind the Money video show.

Twitter = telephone, TV, PC, says Ashton Kutcher

'Right now the word revolution is spelled with 140 characters,' says actor and avid tweeter Ashton Kutcher about Twitter in the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people.

Facebook, Twitter would heat up the IPO market

With rumors swirling that Facebook turned down VC offers that value it between $2 billion and $4 billion, Fred Wilson says the company may as well go public.

No Facebook widget makers for Spark's Sabet

Spark Capital's Bijan Sabet talks about backing entrepreneurs with big ideas in Part 2 of our video conversation.

Swisher brings Flip cam & pie to Twitter HQ

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone gives Kara Swisher a tour of the startup's hip HQ in San Francisco's SOMA hood.

Q&A: Roger Ehrenberg on startup shutdowns

Prompted by maniaTV's closing last week, we asked the co-founder of Monitor 110 to give us some insights into the mechanics of shutting down a startup.

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