Jack Dorsey decided that SMS text suited the status-message idea, and built a prototype of Twitter in about two weeks. The idea attracted many users at Odeo and investment from Evan Williams, who had left Google after selling Pyra Labs and Blogger. Williams, Stone and Noah Glass co-founded Obvious Corporation, which then spun off Twitter, Inc., with Dorsey as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO). As chief executive officer, Dorsey saw the startup through two rounds of funding by the venture capitalists who backed the company. He reportedly lost his position for leaving work early to enjoy other pursuits, such as yoga and
Artsy (website) Artsy (website) Artsy is a free online platform for collecting and discovering art. Artsy's search engine and database draw connections and map relationships among works of art. Led by Carter Cleveland, computer science graduate from Princeton, and Sebastian Cwilich, former executive of Christie's and Haunch of Venison director, Artsy aims to “expand the art market to support more artists and art in the world." Artsy is backed by a group of investors, including Eric Schmidt, Wendi Murdoch, Dasha Zhukova, Thrive Capital, Jack Dorsey, Bob Pittman, Rich Barton, Jim Breyer, Keith Rabois, David Tisch, Chris Dixon, Peter Thiel, Charlie Cheever, Dave