Nikita Bier joins X as head of product: ‘I’ve officially posted my way to the top’

Elon Musk’s X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new head of product.

“I’ve officially posted my way to the top,” Bier wrote on X, alluding to his large presence on the app.

Bier is best known as the founder of apps like Gas, which was acquired by Discord, and TBH, which was acquired by Facebook. Both Gas and TBH were apps geared toward teens, who were encouraged to leave one another compliments.

More recently, Bier has been working as a venture partner at Lightspeed and as an adviser to the…