Elon Musk took to Twitter on Friday to offer an insight into his vision of the social media platform after the acquisition takes place, and to offer an understanding of what his employees can expect in terms of working life under his leadership.
Mask’s comments accompanied a screenshot of the recent one Fortune an article titled, “Interest in working on Twitter has risen sharply by more than 250% since Elon Musk took office. But the current staff is nervous. “
“Once the acquisition of Twitter is complete, the company will focus heavily on hardcore software development, design, information networking and server hardware,” wrote the world’s richest man, who also heads companies such as SpaceX and Tesla. “Software managers have to write great software, otherwise it’s like being a cavalry captain who doesn’t know how to ride a horse! In addition, the expectations of work ethic would be extraordinary, but much lower than I demand of myself.
Musk first began buying a significant number of Twitter shares in January, and by March 14 had owned a 5% stake in the company. first announced its intention to buy Twitter for $ 54.20 per share on April 14th. Initially, the idea was not looked at by the board of directors of the social networking service, which went so far as to adopt a limited shareholder rights plan, or “poison pill”, to dissuade him from trying to seize the company. However, within two weeks he had successfully concluded a deal to acquire Twitter for $ 44 billion.
“Freedom of speech is the foundation of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is a digital city square where issues vital to the future of humanity are discussed,” Musk said on the day news broke of his breakthrough in talks with Twitter. “I also want to make Twitter better than ever by perfecting the product with new features, making open source algorithms to increase trust, defeating spam bots and authenticating everyone. Twitter has a huge potential – I look forward to working with the company and the user community to unblock it. “
Mask’s acquisition of Twitter is expected to be completed later this year. After its acquisition, Twitter will become a private company. Check out the Mask topic about the future of the company by clicking below.
When the acquisition of Twitter is completed, the company will focus on hardcore software development, design, information network and server hardware https://t.co/m2HseK0TXl
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 6, 2022
https://deadline.com/2022/05/elon-musk-says-expectations-of-twitter-employees-will-be-extreme-1235018677/
