The Obvious Corporation

San Francisco, California

The Obvious Corporation makes systems that help people work together to improve the world. The proliferation of technology can seem superfluous, but with the right approach, technology can benefit individuals, organizations, and society. We are relaunching the company that originally incubated Twitter with a high level of commitment to making a difference and developing products that matter.

In more than a decade of developing large scale systems on the Internet, we’ve never been more excited than right now. The possibility to reach and connect expansive numbers of people fundamentally changes the nature of what’s possible when it comes to building businesses on the Internet. Also, there’s room for innovation in how businesses measure success and more meaningful definitions of ambition.

We Are The Founders of The Obvious Corporation

Biz Stone

GQ once named him Nerd of the Year, TIME put him on their list of most influential persons in the world, and Valleywag dubbed him Most Useless. Biz means different things to different people.

Evan Williams

One of Inc. Magazine’s Entrepreneurs of the Decade, Ev’s the co-founder and former CEO of two of the biggest sites on the web — Blogger and Twitter. (He’s also done some stuff that’s gone awry.)

Jason Goldman

Jason is a failed astrophysicist with over a decade of experience in product management. He led product for Blogger at Google and was VP of Product for Twitter Inc.

Here’s Our Latest News & Information

Unlocking Potential

It’s important never to delude ourselves into thinking that technology changes the world. People are responsible for change—technology just helps out. At Obvious, our goal is to foster systems that help people work together to improve the world. Our approach is threefold: Build, partner, and invest. We’ve started working on some ideas ourselves, we’re researching […]

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Even More Obvious

Our definition of success has three basic ingredients—positive impact, happiness, and financial reward. We love building products that benefit individuals, organizations, and society. We’re also very keen on creating a workplace culture that is fun and gives us all the feeling that we’re doing the most meaningful work of our lives. Our approach to work […]

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