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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber on the need for social to recapture the open web’s spirit at StrictlyVC SF

Bluesky’s rapid growth in the past few weeks has put a ton of eyeballs on the social platform, but as its CEO Jay Graber told us at the most recent StrictlyVC event, their goal is not just to recreate Twitter. Throughout her conversation with TechCrunch reporter Maxwell Zeff, Graber highlighted her belief that “people need…

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Bluesky’s rapid growth in the past few weeks has put a ton of eyeballs on the social platform, but as its CEO Jay Graber told us at the most recent StrictlyVC event, their goal is not just to recreate Twitter.

Throughout her conversation with TechCrunch reporter Maxwell Zeff, Graber highlighted her belief that “people need to be able to control the social networks they communicate on,” regardless of whether that continues to be Bluesky or another federated social platform.

32 Comments

  1. @Go_Home_British_Raj

    December 5, 2024 at 4:44 pm

    The World can not trust American Tech any more. Bluesky knowingly sold everyone in to White Supremacist Ownership. Americans have no moral centre.

    • @pedecadonstudios714

      December 6, 2024 at 7:41 am

      Bot post. Clearly biased.

  2. @j.m.7715

    December 5, 2024 at 10:01 pm

    If she wanted she could raise a billion, Bluesky is so hot commodity right now among VCs.

    • @RonaldWuerch

      December 6, 2024 at 2:15 pm

      It is a JOKE…A platform full of LIES.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @j.m.7715

      December 6, 2024 at 2:36 pm

      @RonaldWuerch  ^^ says a projection troll from X

    • @lucasfrank8843

      December 6, 2024 at 5:11 pm

      Hot commodity? Who are you trying to fool Lol

    • @j.m.7715

      December 6, 2024 at 5:23 pm

      @@lucasfrank8843 a site going in 1y from 1M to 25M users is absolutely a hot commodity. Now key influencers, celebrities and organizations there, combined with superior features mean Bluesky has reached the critical mass where only sky is the limit.

    • @hh0686

      December 8, 2024 at 2:41 pm

      @@lucasfrank8843Zuck isn’t buying this

  3. @baddidea4820

    December 5, 2024 at 11:32 pm

    Bluesky is an Alt-Right catfish App that’s secretly funded by Elon Musk with the soul, intention of collecting Intel

    • @pedecadonstudios714

      December 6, 2024 at 7:40 am

      Id love to see you offer a shred of credible eevidence for this you tool.

  4. @pedecadonstudios714

    December 6, 2024 at 7:35 am

    Lets keep an eye on her ability to follow trough on her promises. We dont need another suzan wizatski that youtube hag

  5. @RonaldWuerch

    December 6, 2024 at 2:14 pm

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣A platform for people who believe all the Democrats LIES.

  6. @delicioustoast123

    December 6, 2024 at 3:16 pm

    “recapture the open web’s spirit” as bluesky autobans popular conservatives. it’ll be a toxic cesspool in no time

  7. @kylewollman2239

    December 6, 2024 at 3:50 pm

    I haven’t heard too much about this, but having just binged Silicon Valley this has a Pied Piper vibe to it. I hope they can succeed and that success means building their original vision and not just conforming to the same toxic approach that all social apps follow.

    • @TheKcXiV

      December 6, 2024 at 11:47 pm

      the company is lead by 2 women. I have more faith in women doing the right thing then i do with men doing the right thing right now. can anything change? sure, everything can change, but for now, they are doing a great job.

  8. @gtleshow

    December 6, 2024 at 4:50 pm

    Social media has become so walled-off and algorithm-driven; it’s refreshing to hear about initiatives like Bluesky aiming to bring back openness and user empowerment. Excited to see how this evolves!

    • @lucasfrank8843

      December 6, 2024 at 5:11 pm

      Maybe it’s like that for a reason?

    • @ytskt

      December 9, 2024 at 7:42 pm

      Hope it doesn’t go the Wikipedia way.

  9. @danielyount9812

    December 7, 2024 at 3:03 am

    I think that is great to hear that all of the API’s will be locked open and agree its key to real organic growth.

  10. @Afura33

    December 7, 2024 at 12:47 pm

    Love BlueSky

  11. @adenansu

    December 7, 2024 at 1:57 pm

    “very hot startup right now” Now listening to The Propellerheads – History Repeating

  12. @toonmoene8757

    December 7, 2024 at 5:41 pm

    I just love for a channel name “TechCrunch” have microphone problems …

  13. @randomcommenterurl

    December 7, 2024 at 6:13 pm

    The customizability of the feed and moderation are definitely next level with Bluesky, give out programmer vibes for sure. I hope the general population finds the protocol useful so those that like to tinker can take advantage of these tools. I have no idea how the protocol can be monetized in the future though. There’s a reason IMAP, POP3, DNS are not owned by a corporation

    • @hh0686

      December 8, 2024 at 2:40 pm

      MySpace? 😂

  14. @TrxmpBrownNosersBgone

    December 8, 2024 at 3:21 am

    Sounds a bit like a twitter 2.0. Biggest question would be how long before its overrun with christian nationalist narratives? The corporate industrial finance addictions is what created this crap in the 1st place.

  15. @asynchronicity

    December 8, 2024 at 12:59 pm

    Resist Oligarch Musk💪
    Boycott X and Tesla NOW✌️

  16. @longkesh1971

    December 8, 2024 at 1:20 pm

    I’m not an X user, but this talk makes me want to get on Bluesky. Thanks for posting.

  17. @glennwilliamson889

    December 8, 2024 at 2:50 pm

    I’m getting a lot of “young ladies” following me.

  18. @enemyofthestatewearein7945

    December 8, 2024 at 9:42 pm

    This is so refreshing, I do think Jay and her team are really onto something. Platforms are just conduits; the true value of social is in the users, creators and communities. Once you set that free, it won’t go back in a box. I especially like her comment about aligning their motivations with the user. And there’s no reason IMO that cannot benefit shareholders at the same time.

  19. @Enigmata23

    December 10, 2024 at 12:23 am

    My favorite thing about Bluesky is how easy it is to remove things from my feed and adjust the algorithm to only show me things Im interested in. Its a place I go to avoid the drama if American politics, which is infuriating to be bombarded with when youre not American.

  20. @damianm-nordhorn116

    December 11, 2024 at 4:08 am

    Her and the COO are just such great representatives for 💙Sky!
    ..will also help to attract more women to the network.
    With that constellation I wouldn’t be surprised if they would grow to one of the biggest networks.
    .. while X is full of entitled drinking age boys never growing mature.

  21. @barbarashrum7586

    December 11, 2024 at 3:46 pm

    I like that Bluesky is a PBC, and that the CEO is now a woman!!! I am done with Facebook and Instagram. And don’t let Musk get into your platform!! Bravo!! I’m ready to make the move, this video convinced me!

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