Early Pod's first non-Uber interview — and it’s a good one! Introducing TWITTER's 30th employee: Ryan Sarver.

Ryan joined Twitter as employee #30 and helped scale it from a chaotic startup to a global platform. He led the API and developer platform, lived through the explosive growth, and saw the company up close as it missed major moments like Instagram, DMs, and video.

We get into:

• What it was like working under Jack Dorsey and Ev Williams

• The real story behind losing Instagram to Zuck

• A voicemail from Steve Jobs that changed everything

• Twitter’s early culture, chaos, and the lessons Ryan took into VC

If you're into startup history, product strategy, or what really happens behind the scenes at iconic tech companies — this one's for you.

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