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I don't get why the board OKed having a part-time CEO. It just seems like a bizarre thing to do. Was there really no credible candidate who was willing to run T

• redditmigrant 10y ago
  Twitter at its most basic has a product problem and not a revenue or sales problem. I think for product problems founders have a unique perspective and legitimacy to make tough decisions. My guess is that the need for this founder perspective coupled with the fact that Jack was the only founder who was even partially available led to the decision of having him on as part time CEO.
  • poshli 10y ago
    being the CEO of even a small firm is a 150 percent time job. I still find it hard to believe the Twitter board couldn't find anyone who didn't already have a job.
    • odbol_ 10y ago
      Yeah it's a pretty bad sign for your company when even the founder is like "this kinda sucks, I'm going to a better company that actually makes money."
• yuhong 10y ago
  As a side note, I have been thinking of Yishan-style CEOs for a while now, with board of directors tweeting often too. Twitter itself would probably be a good candidate for such a public company.