Ex-Googlers Flock 35 Miles North to Twitter

A significant portion of Twitter employees — something like 13 percent — used to work at Google. According to LinkedIn, 87 of the 641 people who say they currently work at Twitter were formerly employed by Google. Former Googlers seem to have made a practice of infiltrating promising new tech companies as they look for the next big thing. The Google influence seems especially prevalent on Twitter’s product team. Satya Patel, who is director of product management, was formerly a well-respected Googler, and nearly every Twitter product manager seems to have had some history at the Plex — save for the four who were recently let go.