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 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.
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“This is the breezily written story of how an Internet genius founded Twitter and other game-changing communication tools by massaging his rebellious attitudes, thinking big, and learning to respect and empathize with others. Jonathan Davis’ easy reading, full of emotional liveliness, makes this book sound like an off-the-cuff talk with many entertaining asides…This inspiring listening experience should be essential listening for anyone struggling to do some good in the world with creative ideas.”
— AudioFile
“In Things a Little Bird Told Me, Biz gives away all his secrets to success. I advised him against it. If you’re not inspired and informed by this book, then you haven’t read it.”
— Stephen Colbert“Biz Stone’s anything-but-ordinary journey both surprises and inspires. Things A Little Bird Told Me is a peek into a unique mind that, I’m happy to add, entertains us as well.”
— Ron Howard“Things A Little Bird Told Me is a moving, funny and illuminating life story, and Biz pours himself into the telling, bringing a unique gift of perspective to anyone dreaming of taking risks, changing their lives and changing the world.”
— Arianna Huffington“The cofounder of Twitter shares wisdom on the business of success…Perceptive, motivational advice for geeks and nongeeks alike, all interwoven with the true story of how Twitter found its flock.”
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Biz Stone became an Internet entrepreneur in 1999. He went on to work for Google, helped to create both blogging and podcasting, and then co-invented Twitter. He lives near San Francisco, California, with his wife and son.
Jonathan Davis has been inducted into the Audible Narrator Hall of Fame. A three-time recipient and fourteen-time nominee of the Audie Award, he has earned accolades for his narration from the New York Times, Publishers Weekly, the American Library Association, Booklist, the Audio Publishers Association, AudioFile magazine, and USA Today. He has narrated a variety of bestsellers and award-winners for top publishing houses. He also narrated over forty titles of the Star Wars franchise for Lucasfilm Ltd./PRH Audio, including several iconic movie tie-ins, has participated with Star Wars Celebration, and has built a significant fan base. His work as a narrator includes films and programming for National Geographic Television, NOVA, PBS, VH1, and Francis Ford Coppola. He grew up in Puerto Rico and speaks Spanish, Portuguese, and Hebrew.