Hootsuite CEO says the valuation tops $500M, but VCs aren’t buying it [exclusive]

Contrary to rumors, social media startup Hootsuite is not actively raising another round — but if it were, its price tag would be even higher than reported.

We had a nice chat yesterday with Hootsuite CEO and founder Ryan Holmes. …

In a commitment to honesty, Twitter tries to bury the hatchet with third-party developers

Ryan Sarver had just come back to work after his wedding.

Notice I said “wedding” and not “honeymoon.” Sarver has for some time been Twitter’s first line of defense between the company and a occasionally disgruntled army of third-party developers. …