The New Next

Elon Musk's Purchase of Twitter - Full Discussion


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  • Elon Musk Twitter purchase
  • Monthly active users as a valuation method for social media companies
  • Advantages/disadvantages of going public as an internet company 
  • Public companies need bots to maintain monthly active user metrics
  • People have been focusing on culture war issues but why Twitter is a great business buy for Musk - Twitter job cuts, Twitter financials
  • Why Twitter is a better purchase financially versus other billionaire media purchases (WaPo, Time, etc)
  • Bot removal improves product and can improve advertising rates
  • Elon musk is a businessman that had to have a clear business plan and profitability trajectory to obtain financing
  • Why the Twitter board had to approve the Musk deal - board fiduciary duties and liability
  • Founder stock structures to maintain control when public
  • Advantages of taking public tech companies private 
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The New NextBy Matthew Jensen