{"product_id":"book-b9jm","title":"Hatching Twitter","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe dramatic, unlikely story behind the founding of Twitter, by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003especial correspondent\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The San Francisco-based technology company Twitter has become a powerful force in less than ten years. Today it’s everything from a tool for fighting political oppression in the Middle East to a marketing must-have to the world’s living room during live TV events to President Trump’s preferred method of communication. It has hundreds of millions of active users all over the world. \u003cbr\u003e But few people know that it nearly fell to pieces early on. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this rousing history that reads like a novel, \u003ci\u003eHatching Twitter \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers behind the scenes of Twitter’s early exponential growth, following the four hackers—Ev Williams, Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Noah Glass, who created the cultural juggernaut practically by accident.  It’s a drama of betrayed friendships and high-stakes power struggles over money, influence, and control over a company that was growing faster than they could ever imagine. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Drawing on hundreds of sources, documents, and internal e-mails, Bilton offers a rarely-seen glimpse of the inner workings of technology startups, venture capital, and Silicon Valley culture.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49336475975984,"sku":"BDb9jm","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/306765-b9jm-Square.jpg?v=1733950490","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-b9jm","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}