#800: Ev Williams — The Art of Pivoting (e.g., Odeo to Twitter), Strategic Quitting, The Dangers of Premature Scaling, Must-Read Books, and More

Hello, boys and girls, ladies and germs, this is Tim Ferris, and welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferris Show, where it is my job, each interview to deconstruct world class performers. To tease out the habits, routines, influences and resources that you can apply to your own lives from people from every discipline imaginable, ranging from entertainment to the military to technology and beyond. Today my guest is Ev Williams and what a story he has. Eve is the co-founder and chairman of Mosey, a new social network that helps you connect in person With the people you care about most. Over the past twenty five years, Ev has co-founded several companies that have helped shape the modern internet, including Blogger, Medium, and Twitter. Ev is also the co-founder of Obvious Ventures, an investment firm that focuses on world positive companies.

addressing major systemic problems. Ev grew up on a farm in Clarks, Nebraska, has two sons, and lives mostly in the Bay Area. This particular episode, this conversation was recorded live in Austin, Texas. That's. The Dignation. Relaunch. That's dignation. Show for the show itself. And that is where Dig.com was relaunched. It was recently acquired by its original founder, my good friend Kevin Rose, and Reddit co-founder, Alexis O'Hanian.

formerly arch nemeses, but they have joined forces and invited me along for all the fun and surprises as they celebrated. The relaunch. Go to dig.com and sign up to get early access when the invites go out. One more time. Dig.com. That's D I G G. dot com. You can find Mosey. That is Ev.

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