Esther Crawford is a product builder and entrepreneur who co-founded Squad, the screen-sharing social app that was acquired by Twitter in December 2020, per TechCrunch. Esther Crawford's Twitter Score is 179 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #3,271 (top 1%) among 389,587 tracked accounts.
Esther Crawford co-founded Squad as CEO alongside cofounder and CTO Ethan Sutin. Squad raised $7.2 million in venture capital from investors including First Round, Y Combinator, betaworks, Halogen Ventures, and Dream Machine, before the acquisition brought Crawford and Sutin onto the Twitter team. Following the acquisition, the Squad app was shut down.
Esther Crawford previously worked at Twitter as director of product management for more than two years, where she was involved in several notable product launches. Wired reported that under her product stewardship, Twitter introduced a tipping feature in September 2021 enabling creators to receive Bitcoin contributions through the Lightning network, chosen for its borderless payment capability and low transaction fees. Twitter also supported Bitcoin and Ethereum addresses within the tipping feature. In January 2022, Twitter Blue subscribers gained the ability to use NFT profile pictures through a partnership with OpenSea, a feature Crawford discussed publicly. Business Insider reported she was laid off from Twitter in February 2023.
Esther Crawford subsequently joined Meta as Director of Product on the Messenger team, per Business Insider, though both roles are now former positions. Esther Crawford's account has accumulated 104,213 followers as of July 2026 and 12,001 posts, and has been mentioned by 107 accounts a total of 215 times.
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