Date worked for Twitter/Odeo: Ev founded Odeo in 2005 after leaving Google. He was CEO of Twitter until 2010 when he turned the job over to Dick Costolo. Most Recent Twitter/Odeo title: CEO, Twitter.

Date worked for Twitter/Odeo: Ev founded Odeo in 2005 after leaving Google. He was CEO of Twitter until 2010 when he turned the job over to Dick Costolo. Most Recent Twitter/Odeo title: CEO, Twitter.

So you've watched the The Social Network and are convinced that Mark Zuckerberg is a real jerk. You may soon be thinking the same thing about Twitter co-founder Evan Williams, only this time, it's ...

Twitter is built inside Odeo: this results in a super messed-up cap table that makes it hard to raise money/issue equity/etc. Jack, with minimal stock incentive, either doesn't execute as well or ...

Odeo as we know it is gone. After announcing itself in February 2005, the company raised a $5 million venture financing with Charles River Ventures and a bevy of angel investors.

From Odeo and podcasts to a hackathon and the first seeds of what would become a globe-spanning social network, the Twitter creation story is perhaps the best-known example of the now-legendary ...

Odeo was publicly put on sale last February. The company was bought back from investors late last year. Twitter is no longer part of Odeo, so this will not be included in the acquisition.

Twitter is about to experience one of the biggest events in its history. The company's going public, in case you haven't heard, and if recent estimates are any guide, it could be worth up to $14 ...