Monday, November 01, 2010

Sometimes, Tech CEOs just need to bail

The New York Times reports on Twitter Founder Ev Williams' decision to hand the reins to Dick Costolo. Will the guy who sold Blogger to Google do something like that again? Factoid: Article says Twitter insiders talk about 'the Dunbar number': 150 is the most people with whom anyone can have genuinely strong relationships. Meanwhile, SiliconValley reports YouTube founder and now-former CEO Chad Hurley (at left) apparently mentioned his diminished role at the company during the Founders (-only) conference in Ireland, which was quickly followed by Google admission he was out of the CEO job. 'Seems Google wants to make money out of its YouTube acquisition. 'Seems Hurley is more interested in his new apparel company and Formula One racing, judging by this YouTube post.

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