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American social networking service founded in 2006
Common Themes
Videos Mentioning Twitter
The art of influence: The single most important skill left that AI can’t replace | Jessica Fain
Lenny's Podcast
Mentioned as a platform where Jeff Weinstein constantly tweets and shares about Stripe and also as a place for exhausting debates in the PM community.
Female Founders Conference 2017
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a primary source for real-time information during events like Mike Brown's death, and as a platform where black creators generate funny and viral content.
50 Founders Share How They Got Their First Customers
Y Combinator
The platform on which one venture experienced a viral launch, rapidly increasing followers from 50 to 10,000 and attracting significant user interest.
Michael Seibel - How to Plan an MVP
Y Combinator
Used as an example of a company whose launch was not publicly remembered, reinforcing the idea that customer acquisition is more important than a grand launch event.
Does Your Startup Need To Be In San Francisco?
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a source of discourse and photos that influence perceptions of San Francisco's lifestyle, often negatively.
Investors Said No, Now What?
Y Combinator
Social media platform where some founders might follow investors and see them discussing specific markets.
Balaji Srinivasan at Startup School 2013
Y Combinator
A social media platform that disrupted traditional communication and media, originating from Silicon Valley.
Consume Information That Encourages You To Do More - Dalton Caldwell
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a platform where aspiring founders consume thought leadership and may get the idea they need to replicate public success.
Turning Your Users Into Paying Customers
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a consumer-facing platform that might monetize through advertising.
Should You Quit Your Job At A Unicorn?
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a source of hype and memes about company performance that employees should not rely on for decision-making.
Geoff Ralston's Intro - Startup Investor School Day 1
Y Combinator
The platform used for asking questions from the streaming audience via a hashtag.
GPT-4.5 = Big Model Energy | YC Decoded
Y Combinator
A social media platform where early testers shared feedback on GPT-4.5's capabilities, including its humor and understanding of irony.
YC SUS: Aaron Epstein and Eric Migicovsky give website feedback
Y Combinator
A social media platform where people already share and discuss articles, presenting a challenge for ReadUp to differentiate itself.
YC SUS: Gustaf Alströmer and Eric Migicovsky discuss growth tactics
Y Combinator
Mentioned as an early social product that grew through word-of-mouth and viral invites, rather than paid marketing, before shifting to advertising. Also a source for questions.
Desining from Day One: Artists as Founders: Multiverse (S20) - YC Gaming Tech Talks 2020
Y Combinator
A key platform where artists build their audiences and are discoverable for startups, recommended for recruitment. Hashtags like #PortfolioDay and #POCinPlay are mentioned.
Work at a Startup Expo 2019
Y Combinator
A social media company mentioned in Ryan's career trajectory after Lyft where he did partner engineering and developer advocacy.
Designing Characters with Deep Learning: Spellbrush (W18) - YC Gaming Tech Talks 2020
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a platform where popular artists share their work, contrasted with AI-generated art.
YC SUS: Eric Migicovsky hosts founder office hours
Y Combinator
A microblogging social media platform, mentioned as a potential place to find target customers for WP Clover via hashtags.
The Immigrant Journey Behind A Silicon Valley Success Story
Y Combinator
A social platform where users can follow Tracy Young.
Tracking Political Manipulation Through Social Media - Samantha Bradshaw
Y Combinator
Mentioned as a platform where bots are used to mimic human behavior by liking, sharing, and retweeting stories to create a sense of popularity. It's noted as being easier for bots to infiltrate due to less stringent identity verification compared to Facebook.
Ron Conway at Startup School 2012
Y Combinator
An investment made by SV Angel, initially through Odeo, which demonstrated strong user growth before revenue caught up. The investment was based on belief in the entrepreneur.
Stocks Drop Hard — What’s Next? + What Clinton Might Reveal About Trump & Epstein?
Tom Bilyeu
Social media platform where Kamala Harris was criticized for her handle change; also mentioned for content scrubbing related to Epstein's Fortnite account.
Ask These Questions Before Starting An AI Startup
Y Combinator
The speaker identifies Twitter as a primary source for inspiration due to curated information diets and the concept of exploration vs. exploitation in information consumption.
Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity's Race to Build Agentic Search
Y Combinator
A social media platform. Perplexity's initial focus was on improving search capabilities for Twitter data.