Dick Costolo Almost Lost His Twitter Job in 2010 [REPORT]

On his first day as COO at Twitter, Dick Costolo, a former improvisational comedian, sent out his first tweet: “First full day as Twitter COO tomorrow,” he wrote. “Task #1: undermine CEO, consolidate power.”

Dick Costolo’s brief work history

Dick Costolo, fresh from selling his start-up for $100 million, was appointed as COO at Twitter by Evan Williams, then CEO at the social media site, according to the book, Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal, by New York Times reporter Nick Bilton,...