Ev Williams on Elon Musk the New Twitter Owner
“I think what we’re also seeing is people project either their hopes and dreams or their worst nightmares” — Williams said of Musk
It’s a done deal. Twitter is now in the private hands of Elon Musk, the richest man in the world. He doesn’t need any introduction, Elon Musk is a brand in himself.
The man behind Tesla is now the man who has the power to change the way conversations happen on Twitter.
Aside from being one of its most popular users with over 90 million followers, his tweets can make or break the price of Bitcoin, make fun of Bill Gates and make women see red, and call him out for his misogyny.
Everyone was taken by surprise when he announced his $43 billion bid to take Twitter private. The Twitter Board adopted the “poison pill ” to thwart what the Board believed was a hostile takeover.
It only took 11 days and it was a done deal. The final price was $54.20 a share and the takeover was worth $44 billion.
