Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind
by Biz Stone
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"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 ME From GQ's "Nerd of the Year" to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone represents different things to different people. 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 show more changed the way the world works. 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. 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"-- show lessTags
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Okay, So this one was largely a bust, I had to read it though. It was the least boring sounding book from the title list. And had the shortest page count.
It does have some good points to it though. The key take away being that Failing is an integral part of the recipe for success, if you aren't screwing up then you are missing huge opportunities to improve.
The second take away is that if opportunity knocks take it no matter how inconvenient, or if it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
It does have some good points to it though. The key take away being that Failing is an integral part of the recipe for success, if you aren't screwing up then you are missing huge opportunities to improve.
The second take away is that if opportunity knocks take it no matter how inconvenient, or if it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
A Medley - part autobiography, part technology, part business advice. Exquisitely written. Very engaging!
Meh. I skimmed it to get a second viewpoint of Twitter's founding. If I cared about Biz Stone at all as a person perhaps the rest of it would have been interesting, but I don't really need to know about that one time he told his teachers he had a "No Homework Policy." Please don't ever let me write a book about how much I like myself.
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Biz Stone is helped create the popular weblog community Xanga.com and is currently senior specialist for blogging at Google Inc. He lives in San Francisco
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- Alternate titles
- Things a Little Bird Told Me: Creative Secrets from the Co-Founder of Twitter
- Disambiguation notice
- Published under two titles: Things a Little Bird Told Me: Creative Secrets from the Co-Founder of Twitter, and Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind
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- Technology, Nonfiction, Business, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 006.7 — Computer science, information & general works Computer science, knowledge & systems Special computer methods (AI, barcoding, VR, web design, social media) Multimedia systems
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- HM743 .T95 .S76 — Social sciences Sociology (General) Sociology Groups and organizations
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- Reviews
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- (3.50)
- Languages
- English, German, Portuguese
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- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 15
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