Lessons in lightness
I was gutted not to be able to interview Biz Stone for my book. We had an email dialogue going but I think re-funding issues and Twitter's stratospheric rise got in the way of a nice, reflective chat re the future of business.
Biz was in Oxford this week where the FT persuaded him to answer a questionnaire (and yep, each response is under 140 characters). His answers give some great insight into his relaxed leadership style and help explain why Twitter has been such a runaway success. Biz's answers demonstrate passion, generosity and openness, three of the key qualities I've identified in Monkeys with Typewriters.
Admittedly Twitter has yet to make a profit, but that doesn't seem to bother its global fan base. Maybe it's okay for power and influence to come first.
