After formally taking on Twitter, Elon Musk sacked prime executives together with CEO Parag Agrawal. Now, a collection of alleged conversations between the Tesla CEO Elon Musk and prime Twitter executives – founder and former CEO Jack Dorsey, former CEO Parag Agrawal and Bret Taylor- chair of Twitter’s board of administrators has appeared on-line. The alleged chat and e mail messages are shared by Inside Tech Emails on Twitter. Right here’s how issues unfolded
April 6, 2022
Elon Musk: I’ve a ton of concepts, however Imk if I am pushing too exhausting. I simply need Twitter to be most wonderful.
Parag Agrawal: I wish to hear all of the concepts – and I will let you know which of them I will make progress on vs. not. And why.
Parag Agrawal: And on this section — simply good to spend as a lot time with you. + have my Product and Eng crew discuss to you to ingest info on either side.
Elon Musk: I want to perceive the technical particulars of the Twitter codebase. This may assist me calibrate the dumbness of my recommendations.
Elon Musk: I wrote heavy obligation software program for 20 years
Parag Agrawal: I was CTO and have been in our codebase for a very long time.
Parag Agrawal: So I can reply many lots of your questions.
Elon Musk: I interface means higher with engineers who’re capable of do hardcore programming than with program supervisor / MBA kinds of individuals.
Parag Agrawal: in our subsequent convo – deal with me like an engineer as a substitute of CEO and lets see the place we get to. I will know after that convo who may be the most effective engineer to attach you to.
Elon Musk: Frankly, I hate doing mgmt stuff. I kinda do not suppose anybody must be the boss of anybody. However I like serving to remedy technical/product design issues.
Elon Musk: You bought it!
Nevertheless, issues began to go sound after Musk tweeted “Most of those “prime” accounts tweet not often and submit little or no content material. Is Twitter dying?” three days after the alleged dialog. Questioning what could have occurred subsequent? Learn on
April 9, 2022
Parag Agrawal: You might be free to tweet “is Twitter dying?” or the rest about Twitter – nevertheless it’s my accountability to let you know that it is not serving to me make Twitter higher within the present context. Subsequent time we communicate, I would wish to you present you perspective on the extent of inside distraction proper now and the way it hurting our potential to do work. I hope the AMA will assist individuals get to know you, to know why you imagine in Twitter, and to belief you – and I would like the corporate to get to a spot the place we’re extra resilient and do not get distracted, however we aren’t there proper now.
Elon Musk: What did you get accomplished this week?
Elon Musk: I am not becoming a member of the board. This can be a waste of time.
Elon Musk: Will make a suggestion to take Twitter non-public.
A day later, Bret Taylor – former chair of Twitter’s board of administrators acknowledged Musk’s dialog with Parag and responded again saying:
April 10, 2022
Bret Taylor: Acknowledging your textual content with Parag yesterday that you’re declining to hitch the board. This can be mirrored in our 8-Okay tomorrow. I’ve requested our crew to share a draft with your loved ones workplace as we speak. I am trying ahead to talking as we speak.
Elon Musk: Sounds good
Elon Musk: It’s higher, in my view, to take Twitter non-public, restructure and return to the general public markets as soon as that’s accomplished. That was additionally Jack’s view once I talked to him.
The dialog continues on April 13, 2022 as:
Elon Musk: After a number of days of deliberation — that is clearly a matter of significant gravity — I’ve determined to maneuver ahead with taking Twitter non-public. I’ll ship you a suggestion letter tonight, which can be public within the morning. Joyful to attach you with my crew if in case you have any questions. Thanks, Elon
Bret Taylor: Acknowledged
Bret Taylor: Confirming I obtained your e mail. Additionally, please use going ahead, my private e mail.
Elon Musk: Will do
Musk then spoke to Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey saying he want his assist to make issues higher at Twitter.
April 26, 2022
Jack Dorsey: I wish to be sure that Parag is doing all the things potential to construct in the direction of your objectives till shut. He’s actually nice at getting issues accomplished when tasked with particular route. Would it not make sense for me you and him to get on a name to debate subsequent steps and get actually clear on what’s wanted? He’d have the ability to transfer quick and clear then. Everyone seems to be aligned and it will assist much more.
Elon Musk: Positive
Jack Dorsey: nice when is greatest for you? And please let me know the place/if you’d like my assist. I simply wish to make this wonderful and really feel sure to it
Elon Musk: How about 7pm Central?
Elon Musk: Your assist could be a lot appreciated
Elon Musk: I agreed with all the things you mentioned to me
Jack Dorsey: Nice! Will arrange. I will not let this fail and can do no matter it takes. Its too important to humanity.
Elon Musk: Completely
Elon Musk: You and I are in full settlement. Parag is simply transferring far too slowly and attempting to please individuals who won’t be comfortable it doesn’t matter what he does.
Jack Dorsey: At the very least it turned clear that you may’t work collectively. That was clarifying.
Elon Musk: Yeah
It’s in all probability after this that Musk could have made up his thoughts to carry adjustments he made at Twitter on his first day of taking cost.
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