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> Elon: I would like to understand the technical details of the Twitter codebase. This will help me calibrate the dumbness of my suggestions. > Parag: I wrote

> Elon: I would like to understand the technical details of the Twitter codebase. This will help me calibrate the dumbness of my suggestions. > Parag: I wrote heavy duty software for 20 years > Parag: I used to be CTO and have been in our codebase for a long time. > Parag: So I can answer many many of your questions. > Elon: I interface way better with engineers who are able to do hardcore programming than with program managero/ MBA types of people. > Elon: ["liked" "I used to be CTO..."] > Elon: > Parag: in our next convo-treat me like an engineer instead of CEO and lets see where we get to. I'll know after that convo who might be the best engineer to connect you to. > Elon: Frankly, I hate doing mgmt stuff. I kinda don't think anyone should be the boss of anyone. But I love helping solve technical/product design problems.

somedude895 4y ago
Later exchange which is absolutely savage: Parag: You are free to tweet "is Twitter dying?" or anything else about Twitter -but it's my responsibility to tell you that it's not helping me make Twitter better in the current context. Next time we speak, I'd like to you provide you perspective on the level of internal distraction right now and how it hurting our ability to do work. I hope the AMA will help people get to know you, to understand why you believe in Twitter, and to trust you -and I'd like the company to get to a place where we are more resilient and don't get distracted, but we aren't there right now. Elon: What did you get done this week? Elon: I'm not joining the board. This is a waste of time. Elon: Will make an offer to take Twitter private. Parag: Can we talk?
tomjakubowski 4y ago
Either Dan mistranscribed this or these screenshots are wrong. It's Elon who (dubiously) said he "wrote heavy-duty software for 20 years", not Parag. https://twitter.com/techemails/status/1585804674170355712 https://twitter.com/techemails/status/1585804674170355712

somedude895 4y ago

Later exchange which is absolutely savage: Parag: You are free to tweet "is Twitter dying?" or anything else about Twitter -but it's my responsibility to tell you that it's not helping me make Twitter better in the current context. Next time we speak, I'd like to you provide you perspective on the level of internal distraction right now and how it hurting our ability to do work. I hope the AMA will help people get to know you, to understand why you believe in Twitter, and to trust you -and I'd like the company to get to a place where we are more resilient and don't get distracted, but we aren't there right now. Elon: What did you get done this week? Elon: I'm not joining the board. This is a waste of time. Elon: Will make an offer to take Twitter private. Parag: Can we talk?

tomjakubowski 4y ago

Either Dan mistranscribed this or these screenshots are wrong. It's Elon who (dubiously) said he "wrote heavy-duty software for 20 years", not Parag. https://twitter.com/techemails/status/1585804674170355712 https://twitter.com/techemails/status/1585804674170355712