Elon Musk's Purchase of Twitter - Full Discussion

16/05/2022 44 min

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Episode Synopsis

Elon Musk Twitter purchase Monthly active users as a valuation method for social media companies Advantages/disadvantages of going public as an internet company  Public companies need bots to maintain monthly active user metrics People have been focusing on culture war issues but why Twitter is a great business buy for Musk - Twitter job cuts, Twitter financials Why Twitter is a better purchase financially versus other billionaire media purchases (WaPo, Time, etc) Bot removal improves product and can improve advertising rates Elon musk is a businessman that had to have a clear business plan and profitability trajectory to obtain financing Why the Twitter board had to approve the Musk deal - board fiduciary duties and liability Founder stock structures to maintain control when public Advantages of taking public tech companies private 

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