Joe Kovacs's Reviews > Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind

The first three-quarters of this book are pretty damn perfect. Biz Stone's journey to and through his founding of Twitter with Jack Dorsey, of discovering its potential by observing how others used it (especially during the 2007 SXSW conference) and by watching its national and international ramifications unfold is pretty spellbinding. He is frank about his economic troubles before Twitter, dedicated to his girlfriend and then wife, Livvy, with whom he shared all the challenges and joys of his life, and just a good, humane and empathetic individual. He is pretty darn funny too.

I have to admit, the last quarter of the book disappointed a little. It got slightly preachy with all his thoughts about interconnected humans helping each other. I mean, yes, I agree and Twitter has done all that in spades. But I don't think Biz gives himself enough credit by recognizing how his personal journey already says all those things in a much more powerful way than anything he can tell us by stepping outside that journey and talking at us.

Truly though, Biz Stone is a great and likable guy, exactly the kind of person you want to succeed. I attended an interview with him at the Greater Washington Board of Trade in Washington, DC and left the auditorium inspired and feeling good. I'm glad he wrote a book about his experience. And it's not only about Twitter, and helping others. The first part of the story also taps into what it takes to succeed as an entrepreneur.

Overall, this is biography more than anything. And it was an incredibly memorable and entertaining read.