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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by seibelj on Thursday November 03, 2022 @09:58PM (#33460890)
It’s like HN discounts all his other successes and can’t believe he can attract high performing employees. He clearly solved much harder problems than short-form blog posting so it’s not a stretch to think he can flip Twitter back to an IPO quickly.
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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by ClumsyPilot on Thursday November 03, 2022 @10:06PM (#33460967)
Its not luke hyperloop and the boring comosny were major failures and he was late for every deadline he has ever set.

Past performance does indicate future success. Nothing about this twitter story, from waving due dilligence, to trying to pull of a signed deal, to treatnent of employees, indicates competent management

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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by afavour on Thursday November 03, 2022 @10:01PM (#33460921)
> He clearly solved much harder problems than short-form blog posting

Right but that isn't the problem here, Twitter already solved that. What they haven't been able to do is make a short-form blog posting service that's profitable. Everything Musk has announced so far suggests he doesn't really understand how to change that.

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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by Jerrrry on Thursday November 03, 2022 @10:05PM (#33460962)
What they are doing is not profitable, he is changing that.

what changes, if not these, would make Twitter profitable?

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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by ClumsyPilot on Thursday November 03, 2022 @10:09PM (#33460994)
he is going to change ut from unprofitable to disasterous. Have you seen the interest payment that must be serviced on that loan? The whole enterprise is dead, you just dont know it yet
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Re:Twitter to start layoffs -internal email by thelock85 on Thursday November 03, 2022 @10:04PM (#33460945)
Culture presents much harder problems than science when it comes to social media. Though I agree it’s not a stretch to think he can add Twitter to his successes.
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