Here Are 40 People You Should Be Following On Twitter by Mikey Tom, PitchBook
Ten years ago today, Twitter-that online micro-blogging service people can use to tell you what they’re eating for breakfast-publicly launched. In all seriousness, the service has come a long way since then. The Arab Spring. Black Lives Matter. News of the operation that killed Osama Bin Laden. All were furthered by what initially seemed liked a trivial platform where people could pour out their half-baked thoughts.
The company itself has been through a lot in this 10-year span, too. It raised about $1 billion in venture capital, changed management countless times and raised $1.82 billion via a public offering in 2013.
With a nod to the 10th anniversary of Twitter’s public launch, we’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite accounts (besides ours, of course). We’ve separated them into two lists: One featuring venture capitalists, and the other a grab bag of journalists/operators/analysts/industry personalities. Give them a follow if you’re looking to add more insightful analysis, breaking news and humor to your Twitter feed.
Venture capitalists
Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans)
Dave McClure (@DaveMcClure)
Hunter Walk (@HunterWalk)
Parker Thompson (@PT) — formerly tweeting as @StartupLJackson
Mark Suster (@MSuster)
Eileen Burbidge (@EileenTso)
Jason Lemkin (@Jasonlk)
Wayne Sutton (@WayneSutton)
Marc Andreessen (@PMarca)
Semil Shah (@Semil)
Chris Sacca (@Sacca)
Saku Panditharatne (@Sknthla)
Jason Calacanis (@Jason)
Kyle Russell (@KyleBRussell)
Chamath Palihapitiya (@Chamath)
Adam Besvinick (@Besvinick)
Josh Elman (@JoshElman)
Michael Dempsey (@MDempsey)
Ashley Mayer (@AshleyMayer)
Chris Dixon (@CDixon)
Journalists/analysts/etc.
Sarah Lacy (@SarahCuda)
Connie Loizos (@Cookie)
Erin Griffith (@ErinGriffith)
Dan Primack (@DanPrimack)
Alex Wilhelm (@Alex)
Nikhil Krishnan (@Nikillinit)
Ellen Huet (@EllenHuet)
Danielle Morrill (@Danielle Morrill)
Nitasha Tiku (@NitashaTiku)
Kim-Mai Cutler (@KimMaiCutler)
Christopher Mims (@Mims)
Farhad Manjoo (@FManjoo)
Mike Isaac (@MikeIsaac)
Mathew Ingram (@MathewI)
Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton)
Tanay Jaipuria (@TanayJ)
Kara Swisher (@KaraSwisher)
Aaron Levie (@Levie)
Ryan Hoover (@RRHoover)
Wu-Tang Financial (@Wu_Tang_Finance)
