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Medium

by Evan Williamsvia How I Built This
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Medium is a blogging platform founded by Evan Williams, the co-founder of Twitter and founder of Blogger, designed for posts of medium length—neither too short nor too long. The platform represents Williams' return to his first love of enabling real-time connectivity and conversation after his tenure as Twitter CEO. No specific traction metrics or revenue data are provided in this podcast episode description.

Why They Built It

Evan Williams created Medium as a blogging platform for posts that are neither too short or too long, positioned between microblogging and long-form content.

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