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Making “Social” Social Again
Talks about relationships, chance connections and social networks
EW
Ev Williams
Chairman at Medium
EW
Ev Williams
Chairman at Medium
San Francisco, California
Overview
Ev Williams is a seasoned entrepreneur known for co-founding Twitter, where he also served as CEO, and for his role as Chairman and CEO of Medium. He has a successful track record of investing in various sectors such as Supply Chain Tech, Digital Health, and Consumer Health, with notable investments in companies like Beyond Meat and Blue Bottle Coffee.
Work Experience
Chairman
2022 - Current
CEO
2012 - 2022
Medium is a social publishing network that connects ideas and perspectives on topics that matter.
Raised $162,967,569.00 from Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital and Google Ventures.
Co-Founder
2014
Investing in entrepreneurs who are reimagining trillion-dollar industries across planetary, human, and economic health.
Board Member
2007 - 2019
CEO
2008 - 2010
X is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read microblogs.
Raised $12,869,191,511.00 from Greenlight Capital, Binance, Litani Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Qatar Holding, The Lawrence J. Ellison Revocable Trust, Fidelity, Alwaleed Bin Talal, Sequoia Capital and Vy Capital.
CEO
2011 - 2012
CEO
2005 - 2006
A podcasting company! In 2005!
Program Manager, Blogger
2003 - 2004
Led the Blogger group as a product and engineering manager.
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Co-Founder, CEO
1999 - 2003
Marketing Coordinator
1997 - 1997