The Improbable Story of Twitter's First Investor | Inc.com
What was it like to make an early investment in Twitter? What was the dynamic like? originally appeared on Quora - the knowledge sharing network where compelling questions are answered by people with unique insights. Answer by Mike Maples, Founding Partner at Floodgate, on Quora: Dynamic is a great word to describe it! Article continues after sponsored content Small-Business Owners Should Embrace Responsible AI, says GoDaddy I moved from Austin to Silicon Valley in early 2005. I was hoping to get a job in venture, but things weren't going my way. Then I made my first-ever angel investment in a podcasting company called Odeo and things went from bad to worse. The first week after I sent in the check, Apple decided to give podcasting away on iTunes for free. That was a pretty big problem since 90% of playback devices back then were iPods. Oops! Evan Williams tried and tried to make a go of it. One day he called me and said, "Look...we don't have a business. I'm going to give the investor
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