“A Plane With The Engines On Fire”: How Musk Averted A $3 Billion Twitter Crash

Elon Musk called Twitter "a plane with the engines on fire" and averted a $3 billion crash by letting go of 5,000 of its 7,500 employees.

Elon Musk said on Tuesday night that until he intervened and fired more than half the company, Twitter was on track to have a $3 billion cash flow deficit. Despite everything that is going on, Twitter itself is operating more efficiently and effectively than ever thanks to a huge drop in bot activities.

"That is why I spent the last five weeks cutti...

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