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Dec 2015
32m 53s

Ev Williams, Medium CEO

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
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In an episode that originally aired on Recode Decode, Medium CEO Ev Williams talks with Peter Kafka about why writing on the Internet today is all about the platform. Plus: Why did Williams and the rest of Twitter's board seemingly change their minds about Jack Dorsey's eligibility to be CEO again? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/a ... Show More
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