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University of Michigan ( BS) Occupation. CEO of Twitter until July 1, 2015. Richard William Costolo ( pronounced: / ˈkɒstəloʊ /) (born September 10, 1963) is an American businessman. He was the CEO of Twitter, Inc. from 2010 to 2015; he also served as the COO before becoming CEO.
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It all started with a DM from Twitter co-founder Ev Williams. Ev was about to take a paternity leave and asked Dick if he was in a rush to start his new company, or if he’d consider filling in as COO at Twitter for a short period of time first. Dick was intrigued. In 2009, Twitter was still pre-revenue, had no mobile app, and the “fail whale,” a ca...
After settling in as CEO, Dick spent the next few years growing the company significantly. His tireless efforts culminated in Twitter’s IPO in 2013. But being a public company came with even greater scrutiny and criticism. “By 2014, we were really starting to get beat up because user growth wasn’t fast enough,” he says. The company had just started...
Not only did Dick receive criticism for his role as CEO, but his company at large was often subject to the same. “It's one of the few companies in the world where the employees are working on a platform where all of the customers are talking about the work they're doing on that same platform,” he says. “You're bombarded moment to moment by customer...
As CEO, Dick faced his fair share of naysayers. “In the early days, people were like, ‘Well sure Twitter's interesting, but there's no way they can ever monetize,” he says. But Dick and his team proved them wrong. “We went from zero dollars in revenue to $2.25 billion a year by the time I left in July 2015. Only a handful of companies—like Google, ...
Dick Costolo was a stand-up comedian years before becoming the chief at Twitter. He has been unafraid to buck convention as he guides the company toward a possible I.P.O. Peter DaSilva for The...
Jan 3, 2022 · Dick Costolo does. He was Twitter’s chief executive from 2010 to 2015. And despite being in the hot seat for certain content moderation decisions during his tenure, Costolo thinks that...
Jun 12, 2015 · Dick Costolo has stood down as Twitter's chief executive. What's going wrong at the company, and why did he have to go?
Feb 26, 2024 · Dick Costolo is the former chief executive of Twitter turned venture capitalist with his own fund. 01 Advisors has $395 million in fresh funds to deploy as a wave of startups come to market for...
Jun 12, 2015 · By BRANDON BAILEYAP Technology Writer. Published 5:15 PM PDT, June 11, 2015. SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, who helped turn the trendy messaging startup into a global town square, is stepping down amid criticism over the company’s disappointing financial performance and a recent stock slide.
