Using Elon Musk as a textbook, we discuss why celebrity CEOs exhibit terrible governance policies. The key to corporate success is good corporate governance. Any CEO worth their salt is a humble leader with eager, engaged, and educated critics at board level to keep decisions in check. Inversely, ego, inexperience and unwavering control are red […]
Following the official $44bn takeover of Twitter, Musk said the move was "essential to defeat spam/scam". Currently, the blue tick symbol which appears next to a user's name is free. It is received after a short online application form and is reserved for high-profile users like celebrities and politicians. "Power to the people! Blue for […]
On Wednesday, Elon Musk caused a stir by tweeting that he was purchasing English football club Manchester United. Later, the Tesla billionaire tweeted again, informing his followers that it was a joke. Early Wednesday, Musk tweeted about his political affiliations and then added in a second tweet: "Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur welcome." The […]
Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter caused investors to pummel Tesla, gouging out billions of dollars in Tesla’s market value. Investors doubted he could run both companies equally well, let alone all of his other holdings.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has accused Twitter of committing a “material breach” of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media giant and has threatened to walk away from the deal altogether. As part of a dispute over the number of fake accounts on Twitter, Musk’s lawyers have written to the social media company, […]
“What’s next?” tends to be the question on everyone’s lips during a company takeover. New ownership often brings new promises, new ideas and new ways of doing things. All of this has the potential to deliver momentous change, creating excitement and trepidation in equal measure, and fuelling second-guesses about what the future might hold. Attention […]
Musk’s tweet, which soon went viral, came just two days after the Tesla CEO acquired Twitter in a $44 billion deal. “Next I’m buying Coca-Cola to put the cocaine back in,” Musk wrote, referring to the drink’s original 1886 recipe when it was a tonic for various ailments. Musk also shared a screenshot of a […]
The deal was shaken upon on Monday following weeks of speculation about Twitter’s future after Elon Musk’s emergence as the platform’s largest single shareholder on 4 April. On 14 April, Musk announced a takeover bid, offering $54.20 per share in the social media giant. Though initially opposed to the takeover, Twitter’s board warmed to the […]
On Monday, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that Twitter’s board of directors will not receive a salary if his acquisition of the company is successful. In a Tweet, Musk wrote, “Board salary will be $0 if my bid succeeds, so that’s ~$3M/year saved right there.” Presently, Twitter spends approximately $2.9 million in cash […]
In an unexpected U-turn, Tesla CEO Elon Musk will no longer be joining the board of Twitter, reversing a collaboration announced just last week by the social media giant. Turning to Twitter, the company’s CEO Parag Agrawal wrote: “Elon Musk has decided not to join our board [...] The Board and I had many discussions […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been given a seat on Twitter’s board following the news that the billionaire is now the social media giant’s largest shareholder with a 9.2% stake. On Tuesday, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal tweeted, “Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring […]
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said he is giving “serious thought” to building a social media platform. However, the billionaire didn’t go into detail on how his hypothetical social media platform would work or how it would look. Musk’s remark came after he claimed that Twitter, a social media platform that he uses […]
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