Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind

"Love it! Could not recommend enough!" according to Maxim P.. Where to even begin? Biz's writing style is phenomenal. I first read his writing in one of last year's issues of Wired; I barely knew who he was, but I loved the article so much, I cut it out and pasted it in my journal - the only Wired article I've done this with. In it, he recounted the story of Genius Labs, which he menti. Tim Udinski said This is a quick read and has a lot of great stuff in it.. If you read "Hatching Twitter" and you use Twitter a lot (like me), then you'll like Biz Stone's insights on how Twitter was built and his advice on building a business of your own. His memories of how Twitter was born are definitely different than Nick Bilton, who wrote "Hatching Twitter" (which was also a quick read and a . Great Non-Technical Perspective from a Visionary Biz Stone's unique path to becoming one of the Founders of Twitter and his account of how Twitter emerged as one of the best tools of the internet (and mobile web) is very entertaining. The Book gives a first-hand look into the roller coaster ride that accompanies a startup. One of Twitters best attributes was its ability to

Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career.THINGS A LITTLE BIRD TOLD MEFrom GQ's "Nerd of the Year" to one of Time'smost influential people in the world, Biz Stone represents different things to different people. Now, Biz tells fascinating, pivotal, and personal stories from his early life and his careers at Google and Twitter, sharing his knowledge about the nature and importance of ingenuity today. But he is known to all as the creative, effervescent, funny, charmingly positive and remarkably savvy co-founder of Twitter-the social media platform that singlehandedly changed the way the world works. In Biz's world:-Opportunity can be manufactured-Great work comes from abandoning a linear way of thinking-Creativity never runs out -Asking questions is free-Empathy is core to personal and global success In this book, Biz also addresses failure, the value of vulnerability, ambition, and corporate culture. Whether seeking behind-the-scenes stories, advice, or wisdom and principles from one of the most successful businessmen of the new century, THINGS A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME will satisfy every reader.

While chronicling his setbacks and successes, Stone offers solid advice and inspiration: opportunity can be manufactured, creativity is a renewable resource, embrace constraints, failures can be assets, asking questions is free, empathy is essential to success. --Vanessa Bush . From Booklist Twitter cofounder Stone dropped out of college to design book jackets, just one of the quirky turns of fate that set him on a nonlinear path to social-media entrepreneurship. He recounts having enough chutzpah to call himself a genius when he suffered lack of confidence

Biz Stone became an Internet entrepreneur in 1999. . He regularly addresses large audiences as a visiting scholar at colleges or keynote speaker for companies and conferencesMost recently, Biz is founder and CEO of his newest venture, Jelly.He lives near San Francisco, California with his wife and son. Before he was a tech star, Biz wrote books and articles about the social aspects of technology in the nascent days of