Bluesky: CEO Jay Graber steps down, investor to lead succession search
Jay Graber is the face of Bluesky; she led the social network since 2021. Now she is stepping down, an interim CEO will lead the search for a successor.
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Jay Graber is stepping down as CEO of Bluesky and will be replaced by the former managing director of Automattic, who will lead the search for a permanent successor. Toni Schneider is now a venture capitalist and has been advising Bluesky and Graber personally for over a year, she writes in a blog post. She herself wants to “explore new ideas and bring visions to life” as Chief Innovation Officer, stating that her previous work was just the beginning. The microblogging service is now slowly growing up and needs an experienced leader in this phase, “who focuses on scaling and execution.” Schneider has assured that he deeply believes in what the Bluesky team has built.
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Graber explains her departure as CEO with the realization that people “are successful when they perform a role where their passions align with their strengths.” This applies to her just as much as to her team. That's why she wants to build new things again while others take care of ensuring that Bluesky and its associated infrastructure continue to grow. She also reminds that she has been working on the technology for seven years. Schneider, as head of the company behind Wordpress.com, has helped make the internet a better and more participatory place. He understands what it means to build a company around a mission. She is confident that he is the right person for the journey into the next chapter.
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Bluesky is one of several microblogging services that compete with the big role model X and aim to build on Twitter's user experience. With over three million active accounts, it is significantly smaller than Meta's Threads, but at the same time feels at least as relevant in public debates. At the same time, Bluesky's technical foundation is so open that other services can be built on top of it. Users can also set up their servers and thus maintain control over their content. Via a workaround, Bluesky can even be connected to the Fediverse, allowing users to communicate directly with accounts on Mastodon, among others.
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