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Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by PragmaticPulp »

afavour wrote: post #7

I have no particular beef with Dorsey but I think this would make sense. He's been CEO of both Square and Twitter for years now and no matter what time you wake up in the morning or however many specials diets you undertake you're not going to be able to give the focus a solo CEO is. I think the bigger issue is who gets to replace him: will it be someone with smart ideas or someone to serve as a puppet of activist in…

> you're not going to be able to give the focus a solo CEO is.

I agree. As much as he tried to justify the dual CEO roles, it never made any sense.

It was also maddening to watch him shift to a 3rd focus of promoting cryptocurrency and his own cryptocurrency investments. Hanging on to the CEO role of both Twitter and Square put him in a great position to push both companies toward more cryptocurrency integration, but it never felt like it was being done for the benefit of the users of each platform.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by josefresco »

ryzvonusef wrote: post #2

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is expected to step down from his executive role, sources tell CNBC’s David Faber. Twitter stock jumped more than 11% on the news. This is breaking news. Please check back for updates. ---- This whole thing is so bizarre

It said 5% when I read the article. Now they've removed the % and just say "Twitter stock was up on the news before being halted due to news pending."

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by toomuchtodo »

ryzvonusef wrote: post #28

> you're not going to be able to give the focus a solo CEO is How the fuck does Elon do it then? The mf has like four concurrent organizations under his helm. > I think the bigger issue is who gets to replace him: will it be someone with smart ideas or someone to serve as a puppet of activist investors? The rising stock price implies yes. Elliot MG has been desperate to make twitter the next mega app. Expect payment…

> How the fuck does Elon do it then? The mf has like four concurrent organizations under his helm.

Tesla = primary concern | SpaceX = Gwynne Shotwell (Prez & COO) | Boring Company/Neuralink ["Labs" projects] = funsies

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by newaccount2021 »

its interesting that Jack hovers between two worlds with such opposed politics - Twitter is woke AF while the crypto community is liberatian/pro-2A/pro-markets

is this an indication of Jack's political re-awakening? the rebel move in 2021 is to take the red pill...

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by thrower123 »

It's become rather clear that any attempts to "fix" Twitter are sure to degrade it instead. The best thing to do would be to leave it alone in benign neglect, but that ain't gonna happen. C'est la vie.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by V__ »

ryzvonusef wrote: post #28

> you're not going to be able to give the focus a solo CEO is How the fuck does Elon do it then? The mf has like four concurrent organizations under his helm. > I think the bigger issue is who gets to replace him: will it be someone with smart ideas or someone to serve as a puppet of activist investors? The rising stock price implies yes. Elliot MG has been desperate to make twitter the next mega app. Expect payment…

> How the fuck does Elon do it then? The mf has like four concurrent organizations under his helm.

There is SpaceX (mostly run by Gwynne Shotwell) and Tesla. DeepMind/Boring Company are mostly just marketing schemes.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by samwillis »

ryzvonusef wrote: post #28

> you're not going to be able to give the focus a solo CEO is How the fuck does Elon do it then? The mf has like four concurrent organizations under his helm. > I think the bigger issue is who gets to replace him: will it be someone with smart ideas or someone to serve as a puppet of activist investors? The rising stock price implies yes. Elliot MG has been desperate to make twitter the next mega app. Expect payment…

Only one of Elon's companies is public and there are regular calls for him to be removed, but its stock price has been on a trajectory that makes that impossible without him "canceling himself". Elon is just very good at hiring exceptionally good people to run stuff for him with a small amount of oversight and steering.

Jack is CEO of two public companies and one is arguably underperforming, that's an untenable situation.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by mulcahey »

V__ wrote: post #36
ryzvonusef wrote: post #28

> you're not going to be able to give the focus a solo CEO is How the fuck does Elon do it then? The mf has like four concurrent organizations under his helm. > I think the bigger issue is who gets to replace him: will it be someone with smart ideas or someone to serve as a puppet of activist investors? The rising stock price implies yes. Elliot MG has been desperate to make twitter the next mega app. Expect payment…

> How the fuck does Elon do it then? The mf has like four concurrent organizations under his helm. There is SpaceX (mostly run by Gwynne Shotwell) and Tesla. DeepMind/Boring Company are mostly just marketing schemes.

He has nothing to do with DeepMind. Maybe you're thinking of Neuralink?

I wouldn't demote them to "marketing schemes" -- he actually wants to bring these technologies to market (unlike Hyperloop) -- but they're pretty slow burn / almost hobby projects compared to SpaceX & Tesla. Both have started posting job reqs for Austin.

Re: I resigned from Twitter

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Post by throwaway894345 »

afavour wrote: post #7

I have no particular beef with Dorsey but I think this would make sense. He's been CEO of both Square and Twitter for years now and no matter what time you wake up in the morning or however many specials diets you undertake you're not going to be able to give the focus a solo CEO is. I think the bigger issue is who gets to replace him: will it be someone with smart ideas or someone to serve as a puppet of activist in…

> activist investors

Is Twitter the way it is because of activist investors, or just capitalists (in the literal, neutral sense of the term) who know that certain crowds are easily manipulated?

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