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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Dick_CostoloDick Costolo - Wikipedia

    Dick Costolo. 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. Career. Costolo was born in Royal Oak, Michigan.

    • CEO of Twitter until July 1, 2015

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  3. www.latimes.com › business › technologyThe rise and fall of Twitter CEO Dick Costolo -- in tweets

    Jun 11, 2015 · Dick Costolo resigned as Twitter's chief executive Thursday, nearly five years after assuming the top job. He oversaw the company's initial public offering of stock and, subsequently, its shares'...

  4. venturebeat.com › business › dick-costolos-5-yearsDick Costolo's 5 years as Twitter CEO: The good, the bad, and ...

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    In Nick Bilton’s “Hatching Twitter,” he quotes Facebook founderMark Zuckerberg as saying: “[Twitter is] such a mess – it’s as if they drove a clown car into a gold mine and fell in.” The site was still constantly crashing. Indeed, it crashed the day Costolo was appointed CEO. It hadn’t figured out how to effectively monetize its rapidly growing use...

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    Starting last year, the drumbeats calling for Costolo to go as CEO began to grow. There was simply too much that wasn’t getting fixed. The feeling that Twitter was not seizing all of its opportunities still lingered. Twitter’s user growth was slowing. For a company whose service gets pimped for free across every media platform, that’s sort of remar...

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    Of course, if one wants to be more optimistic, one could call this, “The opportunity.” After all, Twitter still has incredible recognition around the world. At the same time, as someone who has used Twitter since December 2007, I find myself turning to it much less than Facebook. For some live events, it’s great. But even then, the flood of tweets ...

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  6. www.nytimes.com › 2022/01/03 › opinionOpinion | Twitter’s Former C.E.O. Has a ‘Too Bad, So Sad ...

    Jan 3, 2022 · Produced by ‘Sway’. Remember social media before Donald Trump’s presidency? Dick Costolo does. He was Twitter’s chief executive from 2010 to 2015. And despite being in the hot seat for certain...

  7. www.nytimes.com › 2012/10/07 › technologyDick Costolo of Twitter, an Improv Master Writing Its Script ...

    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...

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  9. www.brookings.edu › articles › an-offlineAn Offline Conversation with Twitter CEO Dick Costolo

    Jun 26, 2013 · Twitter CEO Dick Costolo believes you can change the world in 140 characters. Twitter, he said at a Q&A at Brookings on June 26, has created a platform for conversations reshaping politics and...

  10. www.adweek.com › performance-marketing › qa-dickQ&A: Dick Costolo on Life After Twitter and Why He's ... - Adweek

    Performance Marketing. Q&A: Dick Costolo on Life After Twitter and Why He's on Board With 2 Ambitious Startups. He's focusing for now on IfOnly and Patreon. By Justin Lafferty. Since his...

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