A mostly glowing profile on the Twitter creator captures at least one moment of tangible bitterness between Dorsey and one-time Twitter CEO Evan Williams. October 14, 2013 12:10 PM PDT (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Twitter's founding story, no matter which version you believe, is one filed with backstabbing and betrayal. Though self-proclaimed inventor Jack Dorsey would have us believe that the stories aren't as salacious as have been reported, he divulged to The New Yorker reporter D.T. Max that he harbored feelings of ill-will toward Twitter co-founder and one-time CEO Evan Williams. The admission comes in a lengthy profile of Dorsey in The New Yorker entitled "Two-Hit Wonder." The profile, a counterpoint to the unflattering portrait painted by New York Time's reporter Nick Bilton in his soon-to-be published book "Hatching Twitter," reads like Dorsey's choreographed public response to allegations in the book, such as him orchestrating the ouster of Twitter's lesser known creator Noah Glass. Related posts Twitter prepping to sell ads in others' apps, report says Rupert Murdoch calls for Google to be 'exposed' Why Twitter's most important asset is at risk Twitter to Dick Costolo in 2010: You're fired...sort of Suicide chatter on Twitter hints at state suicide rates -- study But a seemingly sincere Dorsey makes at least one appearance toward the end of the article when he reflects about the firing of Williams, who assumed the CEO role at Twitter after pushing Dorsey out of it. Dorsey says he didn't intentionally set out to have Williams axed, as alleged. Nor as the silent chairman did he have the power to do so. But Dorsey does confess feelings of lingering acrimony. "Was I thinking, Screw Ev? Emotionally, was I asking that? I don't know. Maybe," Dorsey recounted to The New Yorker. It's one of the only candid admissions in the piece that encapsulates the tension and turmoil at Twitter in its early days. The story in its entirety, however, elevates Dorsey as a man of mystery, intrigue, and genius. Perhaps it's only coincidence that the mostly glowing profile of Dorsey has surfaced just a week after Bilton's story portrayed him as a cunning man hungry for power.
A mostly glowing profile on the Twitter creator captures at least one moment of tangible bitterness between Dorsey and one-time Twitter CEO Evan Williams.
Twitter's founding story, no matter which version you believe, is one filed with backstabbing and betrayal. Though self-proclaimed inventor Jack Dorsey would have us believe that the stories aren't as salacious as have been reported, he divulged to The New Yorker reporter D.T. Max that he harbored feelings of ill-will toward Twitter co-founder and one-time CEO Evan Williams.
The admission comes in a lengthy profile of Dorsey in The New Yorker entitled "Two-Hit Wonder." The profile, a counterpoint to the unflattering portrait painted by New York Time's reporter Nick Bilton in his soon-to-be published book "Hatching Twitter," reads like Dorsey's choreographed public response to allegations in the book, such as him orchestrating the ouster of Twitter's lesser known creator Noah Glass.
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But a seemingly sincere Dorsey makes at least one appearance toward the end of the article when he reflects about the firing of Williams, who assumed the CEO role at Twitter after pushing Dorsey out of it. Dorsey says he didn't intentionally set out to have Williams axed, as alleged. Nor as the silent chairman did he have the power to do so. But Dorsey does confess feelings of lingering acrimony.
"Was I thinking, Screw Ev? Emotionally, was I asking that? I don't know. Maybe," Dorsey recounted to The New Yorker.
It's one of the only candid admissions in the piece that encapsulates the tension and turmoil at Twitter in its early days. The story in its entirety, however, elevates Dorsey as a man of mystery, intrigue, and genius. Perhaps it's only coincidence that the mostly glowing profile of Dorsey has surfaced just a week after Bilton's story portrayed him as a cunning man hungry for power.
