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See comments here for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257 This is likely the first time Elon h

See comments here for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257 This is likely the first time Elon has publically apologized for anything.

super256 4y ago
Hs is apologizing for Twitter's performance all the time.
- Buldak 4y ago
  Insofar as one can "apologize" on behalf of someone else, anyway. Elon is deprecating about Twitter's performance because he attributes it to the prior regime.
jsheard 4y ago
"His severance package is HOW MUCH? Fine, I'll walk it back just this once..."
- starkparker 4y ago
  https://www.platformer.news/p/in-latest-round-of-twitter-cuts-some https://www.platformer.news/p/in-latest-round-of-twitter-cut... > Among the more notable layoffs in this round were founders of companies that Twitter had acquired under its previous owners. Haraldur Thorleifsson, Martijn de Kuijper, Leah Culver, and Esther Crawford had previously been on a “do not fire” list, because it was going to be so expensive to pay them out: as part of their compensation packages, the founders had accelerated stock vesting. All four were cut over the weekend. Culver: https://twitter.com/leahculver/status/1631435761236189185 https://twitter.com/leahculver/status/1631435761236189185 de Kuijper: https://twitter.com/mdekuijper/status/1633011171551764480 https://twitter.com/mdekuijper/status/1633011171551764480 Crawford, perhaps: https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/1633160873543086080 https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/163316087354308608...
olliej 4y ago
My guess is that his own lawyers probably told him that he needed to immediately start trying to undo the damage. I wouldn’t be surprised if he could personally be sued and personally held liable, and it would be super great if an actual lawyer could comment on that :)

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See comments here for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257 This is likely the first time Elon h

by minimaxir 4y ago

See comments here for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257 This is likely the first time Elon has publically apologized for anything.

super256 4y ago
Hs is apologizing for Twitter's performance all the time.
- Buldak 4y ago
  Insofar as one can "apologize" on behalf of someone else, anyway. Elon is deprecating about Twitter's performance because he attributes it to the prior regime.
jsheard 4y ago
"His severance package is HOW MUCH? Fine, I'll walk it back just this once..."
- starkparker 4y ago
  https://www.platformer.news/p/in-latest-round-of-twitter-cuts-some https://www.platformer.news/p/in-latest-round-of-twitter-cut... > Among the more notable layoffs in this round were founders of companies that Twitter had acquired under its previous owners. Haraldur Thorleifsson, Martijn de Kuijper, Leah Culver, and Esther Crawford had previously been on a “do not fire” list, because it was going to be so expensive to pay them out: as part of their compensation packages, the founders had accelerated stock vesting. All four were cut over the weekend. Culver: https://twitter.com/leahculver/status/1631435761236189185 https://twitter.com/leahculver/status/1631435761236189185 de Kuijper: https://twitter.com/mdekuijper/status/1633011171551764480 https://twitter.com/mdekuijper/status/1633011171551764480 Crawford, perhaps: https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/1633160873543086080 https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/163316087354308608...
olliej 4y ago
My guess is that his own lawyers probably told him that he needed to immediately start trying to undo the damage. I wouldn’t be surprised if he could personally be sued and personally held liable, and it would be super great if an actual lawyer could comment on that :)