Twitter CEO Evan Williams @ev on Twitter #TED

The Art of Listening and Enabling

Evan Williams @ev, the CEO of Twitter gives a TED Talk about Twitter.  In the birthing room of ODEO, Twitter is born from Jack Dorsey’s @Jack idea of sending status updates.  Evan covers many fundamental keys to success in this video.  Thanks to Dr. Harish Kotadia @HKotadia for bringing this to my attention.

Top 10 Takeaways from @ev’s Twitter #TED Talk

1. Listen to your inner voice (Follow your hunches)
2. Listen to your colleagues
3. Listen to your audience/customers/clients
4. Expect the unexpected
5. Adapt to customer/client needs
6. Create a system that enables others to build upon
7. Application Programming Interface (API) enables creative interactions
8. More Good Things happen when you enable connections & collaboration
9. Never assume what’s Next
10. Understand culture/market Trends

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