Fortune publisheda story about Twittertoday that hasattracted attentiondue to the mention of Google offering $10bn to acquire the company late last year.
It’s certainly juicy, but there’s nothing to get excited about here. The ‘news’ was widely circulated months ago, and as wereportedback in February, CEO Dick Costolo has dismissed any offer from Google, saying “I don’t know where these things come from. It’s just a rumor.”
According to Fortune, Twitter’s board members, including VCs Peter Fenton, Fred Wilson, and Bijan Sabet, former Netscape CFO Peter Currie, former Doubleclick CEO David Rosenblatt, and Flipboard founder Mike McCue, are “alpha males” who disagree on a lot of things, but apparently one thing they agreed on was not to sell the company to Google, Facebook or anyone else.
The $10bn though? Nothing new to see here.
Story byMartin SFP Bryant
Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletter PreSeed Now and technology and media consultancy Big Revolution. He was previously(show all)Martin SFP Bryant is the founder of UK startup newsletterPreSeed Nowand technology and media consultancyBig Revolution. He was previously Editor-in-Chief at TNW.
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