Masters of Scale

20. 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 <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1501111116/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=mastersofscal-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=1501111116&amp;linkId=6cf8233e6efe529a201f9ae13711f014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance</a> by Angela DuckworthRead a transcript of this interview at: <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/ev-williams-never-underestimate-your-first-idea/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastersofscale.com/ev-williams-never-underestimate-your-first-idea/</a>Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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