Conversations with the most influential figures in media and technology.
May 25-27, 2009
Carlsbad, California
Speaker
Biz Stone 
Co-Founder
Twitter
Stone helped found things besides Twitter: Xanga, Blogger and Odeo. He worked for Google with Blogger. He once won a debate at Oxford Union.
Posts With Biz Stone
News Byte
Jelly, Biz Stone’s Startup, Raises a Round (With a Little Help From Friends)
Jelly, the stealthy startup founded by Twitter co-founder Biz Stone, announced Thursday that the company just closed its Series A round of venture capital. The round was led by Spark Capital; Bijan Sabet — an early Twitter investor — will join Jelly’s board. Other noteworthy investors include Jack Dorsey, U2’s Bono, Reid Hoffman, Steven Johnson, Evan Williams and Jason Goldman, Roya Mahboob, Greg Yaitanes and former vice president Al Gore.
Twitter Music Chief to Depart for Jelly, Biz Stone’s New Startup
Cue exit music.
News Byte
Biz Stone Loosens the Lid on Jelly
Acknowledging that “news of Jelly emerged unexpectedly early,” Twitter co-founder Biz Stone today confirmed the existence of his new startup, but left the description of its product vague: A free, mobile-first, “we”-oriented tool to help people do good. And “it won’t be ready for a while.”Social Movement Site Neighborland Gets a New Look
A grassroots-like startup aims to better communication between community members, and to make cities better as a result.
Former Wired Digital Editor Heads to Obvious Corp.
The digital veteran journalist makes a move into the startup space, with an aim to change how content platforms work.
Prepare to Cringe: Your Tweeted Life, Now Available for Download
Thousands upon thousands of tweets on what we were eating for breakfast.
News Byte
Ex-Twitter Designer Joins Ex-Twitter Pals at Obvious Corp.
Dave Gamache, a designer who recently left his job at Twitter, announced Friday that he would soon join the ranks of Obvious Corp. It’s the outfit founded by Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Jason Goldman, three of the earliest Twitter employees (the first two are founders), who are all no longer with the microblogging service. Gamache’s arrival announcement comes soon after news that Ian Ownbey, another Twitter employee, said he would join Branch, a social start-up advised by none other than Obvious Corp.News Byte
Ex-Twitter Employee Joins Social Start-Up Branch
Recent Twitter defector Ian Ownbey will soon join Branch, the New York-based start-up aimed at curating “high-quality public discourse.” Engineer Ownbey will move to the East Coast to join Branch’s eight-man outfit, which is backed and mentored by the Obvious Corporation, a group composed of ex-Twitterers Biz Stone, Evan Williams and Jason Goldman. Branch’s other investors include SV Angel, Betaworks and Lerer Ventures (and more), with advisers such as Jonah Peretti of BuzzFeed.Dorsey on Reduced Role at Twitter: Move On, Nothing to See Here!
He’s not difficult. He’s busy!
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