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On a related note, Jack is said to forgo compensation for his interim role at Twitter.[1] That should put to end any doubts about whether Jack's role is indeed

On a related note, Jack is said to forgo compensation for his interim role at Twitter.[1] That should put to end any doubts about whether Jack's role is indeed truly interim and not a comeback. [1] Jack Dorsey to forgo salary to lead Twitter http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jack-dorsey-to-forgo-salary-to-lead-twitter-2015-06-11 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jack-dorsey-to-forgo-salary...

gkoberger 11y ago
Nope, this is win-win for them. They said interim for a reason. If it doesn't work, they can say "this was the plan all along". If it does work, they can say "this was the plan all along". Either way, he will be paid very well – they just haven't nailed down the exact details yet, as the contract specifically states.
mathattack 11y ago
I'm not sure what you're implying? That he doesn't want to stick around? Jobs didn't take a salary after his return.
- wozniacki 11y ago
  My hunch is that Jack won't/can't stick around for three reasons : a) He has another company to save which is in itself a full time job, given how hot the payments space is. b) If Twitter should ultimately (and rather ingloriously) be sold to say a Alibaba or Facebook or (longshots) Microsoft or Google, Jack wouldn't want to be the guy who 'trimmed the fat' and right-sized it for a sale. It wouldn't be good for his personal brand. c) Twitter hasn't yet found an identity - even with 300 MM users (even Costolo hasn't contested this as recently as May, in an interview [1]). Jack can only breathe life into it, if he makes one hell of a pivot away from the way Twitter is perceived by the masses - way too confusing to use for most [2] and lacking an identity (People still ask of Twitter what they don't of Facebook - what Twitter will be when it has finally grown up)[3] Bonus reason : Twitter has gone through 5 product heads in the five years while Costolo was at the helm. A part of me wants to believe that it is not all the fault of Costolo and that Twitter needs a fundamental rethink. I doubt Dorsey is willing to do it. I just don't think he can, unless he gives up his gig at Square. [1] [3] Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Q&A: What to Do When People Say ‘You Suck’ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-07/twitter-ceo-dick-costolo-q-a-what-to-do-when-people-say-you-suck http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-07/twitter-ce... [2] Twitter redesigned its confusing, unattractive homepage http://qz.com/384517/twitter-redesigned-its-confusing-unattractive-homepage/ http://qz.com/384517/twitter-redesigned-its-confusing-unattr...
  - meatysnapper 11y ago
    Don't forget that the legacy of product chaos started with Jack.
jgrahamc 11y ago
That should put to end any doubts about whether Jack's role is indeed truly interim and not a comeback. Why? The article you link to says: "Dorsey requested no compensation for his role until the company's compensation committee agrees on a package when it conducts its annual assessment and the setting of executive compensation later in the year"

gkoberger 11y ago

Nope, this is win-win for them. They said interim for a reason. If it doesn't work, they can say "this was the plan all along". If it does work, they can say "this was the plan all along". Either way, he will be paid very well – they just haven't nailed down the exact details yet, as the contract specifically states.

mathattack 11y ago

I'm not sure what you're implying? That he doesn't want to stick around? Jobs didn't take a salary after his return.

wozniacki 11y ago
My hunch is that Jack won't/can't stick around for three reasons : a) He has another company to save which is in itself a full time job, given how hot the payments space is. b) If Twitter should ultimately (and rather ingloriously) be sold to say a Alibaba or Facebook or (longshots) Microsoft or Google, Jack wouldn't want to be the guy who 'trimmed the fat' and right-sized it for a sale. It wouldn't be good for his personal brand. c) Twitter hasn't yet found an identity - even with 300 MM users (even Costolo hasn't contested this as recently as May, in an interview [1]). Jack can only breathe life into it, if he makes one hell of a pivot away from the way Twitter is perceived by the masses - way too confusing to use for most [2] and lacking an identity (People still ask of Twitter what they don't of Facebook - what Twitter will be when it has finally grown up)[3] Bonus reason : Twitter has gone through 5 product heads in the five years while Costolo was at the helm. A part of me wants to believe that it is not all the fault of Costolo and that Twitter needs a fundamental rethink. I doubt Dorsey is willing to do it. I just don't think he can, unless he gives up his gig at Square. [1] [3] Twitter CEO Dick Costolo Q&A: What to Do When People Say ‘You Suck’ http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-07/twitter-ceo-dick-costolo-q-a-what-to-do-when-people-say-you-suck http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-07/twitter-ce... [2] Twitter redesigned its confusing, unattractive homepage http://qz.com/384517/twitter-redesigned-its-confusing-unattractive-homepage/ http://qz.com/384517/twitter-redesigned-its-confusing-unattr...
- meatysnapper 11y ago
  Don't forget that the legacy of product chaos started with Jack.

jgrahamc 11y ago

That should put to end any doubts about whether Jack's role is indeed truly interim and not a comeback. Why? The article you link to says: "Dorsey requested no compensation for his role until the company's compensation committee agrees on a package when it conducts its annual assessment and the setting of executive compensation later in the year"