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Would Musk really lose $40 billion (or is it $46b), if he dumps Twitter? He could sell it to someone, Microsoft for example, at a loss e.g. $25b or $30b, which
by blisterpeanuts 3y ago
Would Musk really lose $40 billion (or is it $46b), if he dumps Twitter? He could sell it to someone, Microsoft for example, at a loss e.g. $25b or $30b, which covers the loans, and write off the rest.
That said, his historical pattern is not to sell out so quickly, but rather to keep iterating until he and his team get it right.
- epups 3y agoThe parent said he could simply shut it off entirely without consequences. I'm not sure he could sell it right now for even half the money he put in.
- wpietri 3y agoOne of Twitter's stockholders is valuing it now at only $15 billion: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/tech/twitter-value-fidelity-estimate/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/tech/twitter-value-fidelity-e... Even Musk values it at $20 billion: https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/26/23657182/elon-musk-twitter-employee-stock-grants-valuation https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/26/23657182/elon-musk-twitte... And that was a few months ago. I'd argue that one of Twitter's most valuable assets, the blue checkmark, has been irrevocably destroyed. And if I were looking at buying it, I'd also be concerned that the technical infrastructure is a significantly impaired asset, possibly one of negative value.