Startup Stories

Stories that you haven’t heard about the world’s greatest companies.

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1/ Bitcoin.

Is it a decentralized currency?
Pyramid scheme?
Inflation hedge?
Roulette wheel?
Future of finance?

Everyone has an opinion on what it is in 2021. Few know about its origins and mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

This is the Bitcoin origin story 🧵

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14/ That's it! If you enjoyed this piece, follow @StartupStoriez for more threads about your favorite companies (and currencies)!

[Startup Stories @StartupStoriez]

1/ Bitcoin.

Is it a decentralized currency?
Pyramid scheme?
Inflation hedge?
Roulette wheel?
Future of finance?

Everyone has an opinion on what it is in 2021. Few know about its origins and mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.

This is the Bitcoin origin story 🧵

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13/ If enough people buy the "inflation hedge", it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.

As money pours in to the "store of value", the price increases, making it a "store of value".

Is Bitcoin good? Or bad? I don't know. But it is a trillion-dollar asset. And it is here to stay.

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1/ 15 years ago, Jack Dorsey set up a side project called "twttr".

15 years later, Dorsey stepped down as CEO of a $40 billion platform.

Ever wonder how the bird app came to be?

By following a path of fashion shows, betrayal, and police dispatchers.

Time for a thread 👇🏼🧵

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@ngusmaloney @profgalloway Might mess around and drop a Professor G story soon 👀

[Startup Stories @StartupStoriez]

1/ 15 years ago, Jack Dorsey set up a side project called "twttr".

15 years later, Dorsey stepped down as CEO of a $40 billion platform.

Ever wonder how the bird app came to be?

By following a path of fashion shows, betrayal, and police dispatchers.

Time for a thread 👇🏼🧵

[jack @jack]

just setting up my twttr

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12/ And now, @jack is just another user on this platform like the rest of us!

If you enjoyed this piece, follow @StartupStoriez for more threads about your favorite companies!

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11/ After years of uncertain growth, a declining stock price, and no vision, Costolo was ousted as CEO.

Dorsey took over as interim CEO, eventually dropping the "interim" tag.

Dorsey had come full circle, once again running the Bird app.
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