Let me paint you a picture: A visionary, a coder, and a business dreamer walk into a startup. What do they leave with?
For Noah Glass, it wasn’t fame or fortune — it was a cold, hard boot.

This is the story of how a man built one of the world’s most powerful platforms, got erased by his own crew, and paved the way for a $44 billion empire that even Elon Musk couldn’t resist buying. Buckle up; it’s about to get wild.

The Dreamer: Noah Glass and the Rise of Odeo

Back in the early 2000s, Noah Glass wasn’t just dreaming; he was building. He founded Odeo, a podcasting platform when podcasts were about as cool as fax machines. But Noah? He saw the future.

His team? A little who’s who of tech legends in the making:

  • Evan Williams, Odeo’s CEO and future billionaire.

  • Jack Dorsey, then just a coder with a knack for cryptic SMS messages.

But what did life throw at Noah? A curveball named Steve Jobs.

When Apple Crushes You, It’s Personal

In 2005, Apple steamrolled Odeo with the iTunes podcasting feature. Noah’s startup dream? Shattered like a cheap phone screen.

But Noah wasn’t about to roll over. While others were busy writing their résumés, he gathered his team for one last shot: brainstorm anything that could work.

Jack Dorsey pitched a little something: an SMS-based tool where people could post short status updates. Sounds boring, right? Noah thought otherwise. He nurtured the idea, named it Twitter, and helped turn it into something big.

Big enough to put “lol” into presidential debates.

The Backstab: When Friends Become Sharks

Here’s where it gets ugly. You think Silicon Valley is all free snacks and hoodies? Nah, it’s Game of Thrones with better lighting.

Evan Williams — the guy Noah trusted — told investors Twitter was no big deal. Why? So he could buy the company back on the cheap. Smooth move, right?

Then, Jack Dorsey decided Noah had to go. The guy who helped build Twitter from scratch? Fired by a text message before the app even had emojis.

Evan pulled the trigger. Noah was out. No equity, no credit, no nothing.

The Rise: When Betrayal Pays Off

By 2007, Twitter was blowing up like a meme stock on Reddit.

  • Celebrities? Tweeting.

  • Politicians? Tweeting.

  • Everyone with thumbs? Tweeting.

Jack became CEO, and the platform became a global sensation. And Noah? He wasn’t even a footnote in its history. They buried him like a bad tweet.

Enter Elon Musk: The X Factor

Fast forward to 2022. Twitter, now a cultural juggernaut, caught the eye of one Elon Musk, who bought it for $44 billion. That’s “buy an island every week for the rest of your life” money.

Then, Musk rebranded Twitter to X, calling it the next step in his master plan. But behind all the headlines and drama lies this inconvenient truth:

Noah Glass, the man who birthed the idea, was long forgotten.

What’s the Lesson Here?

This story isn’t just about tech or social media; it’s about life.

  • You can have the vision — and still get sidelined.

  • You can build the empire — and get tossed out of the castle.

Noah Glass didn’t just build a platform; he built a legacy for others to cash in on. While they climbed the ladder, he got kicked off it. But here’s the kicker: Noah didn’t lose.

Because history might forget your name, but the truth? It always finds a way to come out.

So the next time you hear about Twitter — or X — remember Noah Glass. The guy who lost everything… and still gave the world a platform that changed it forever.

Cheers to the unsung heroes.