This is a gossipy book, telling us about the founding story of Twitter. Nick Bilton takes a point of view but and gives a portrait of all the founders, warts and all.

My respect for Ev Williams & Biz Stone grew further after reading this. I was a bit disappointed with Jack Dorsey’s portrayal of being schemer and villain. May be a bit look into his side of the story on why he behaved that way, would have been nice. Like Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos (in Bad Blood), Jack also has the imitation and influence of Steve Jobs in many of his manners and practices. But the sweet irony of the story is: Jack runs Twitter now full-time. I would love know what happened after Dick Costolo took over and how Jack came back to rein in Twitter.

Nevertheless, its a fantastic and racy read. This is my second book of Nick after the excellent American Kingpin and the fifth book to know more about Silicon Valley and its history.