Never underestimate your first idea, w/Twitter/Medium's Ev Williams
Masters of Scale21 Feb 2018

Never underestimate your first idea, w/Twitter/Medium's Ev Williams

Never put a limit on your first idea. It could span your entire career. Ev Williams, co-founder of Twitter and Medium (and before that: Blogger), shares what he learned in every iteration of his grand vision to connect the world’s brains. A reminder that passion and perseverance can be paths to scale. Cameos: "grit" expert Angela Duckworth and Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.

Read Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth

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