Evan Williams ‘mistrusts’ any startup that doesn’t target its founders

One thing he’s learned from starting Blogger, Odeo, Twitter, and now Obvious Corp.: The more you’ve done, the smarter you are, and the bigger risks you can take.

Twitter founders launch a blogging platform, Kevin Rose blogs about peeing

Medium is a blogging platform of sorts. It comes from Obvious Corp., the app shop where Twitter founders Biz Stone and Ev Williams are busy rolling out products for the social, web-connected masses.

The revolutionary new Branch, the anti-Twitter from Twitter is … an online forum

Obvious Corp, the incubator owned by Twitter founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone, has pushed Branch out of the nest. Branch, which aims to help the world have better, deeper, and more human conversations online, launched out of private beta today.

Lift’s method for unlocking human potential is so simple, it’s obvious

What’s the key to unlocking human potential? Tony Stubblebine, a first-hand witness to the coming-of-age moments of some of today’s most successful entrepreneurs, has always sought an answer to that very question. Now Stubblebine seeks to answer that question for …

Lift, the stealthy startup backed by Twitter founders, prepares for August launch

Stealthy San Francisco-based startup Lift has today ever-so-slightly pulled back the curtain to reveal a snippet of its master plan to change the way people achieve their goals.

Lift, as a refresher, is the tiny company that made a big …

Twitter founders “Branch” out, back tool for “high quality public discourse”

Two men famous for creating a communication tool that inspires pointless banter are lending their celebrity to a little-known company looking to build Twitter’s opposite.

Obvious Corporation, the company created by Twitter legends Biz Stone and Evan Williams after their …

Flickr co-founder announces newest startup & newest funding

Caterina Fake (pictured), who previously co-founded photo-sharing megalith Flickr, has just taken the wraps off Pinwheel, her brand-new app.

Pinwheel is currently in private beta; Fake says it’s a way to “find and leave notes all over the world… A …

Twitter founders announce their new venture, Lift

Lift is the latest app to earn the interest of Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams, and it’s shrouded in mystery.

In a blog post rich in allusion and light on actual detail, Stone said the app isn’t a …