Messages between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and key Twitter placeholders — Jack Dorsey, CEO Bret Taylor and current boss Parag Agrawal — were leaked to Twitter during an ongoing documentary ahead of Elon Musk’s trial.
Elon Musk and Twitter face court hearings in mid-October over the former’s $44 billion acquisition of the social media platform.
In new news that has been revealed, Elon Musk told Parag Agarwal that he doesn’t believe he should be “anybody’s boss”.
Elon Musk said: “Honestly, I hate doing mgmt [sic] Things. I kind of don’t think I should be the boss of anyone. But I’m happy to help solve engineering/product design issues,” he added, wanting to be treated “like an engineer, not a CEO.”
In a reply from Parag Agrawal to Elon Musk, he said: “You are free to tweet ‘Is Twitter dying?’ or anything else about Twitter – but it’s my responsibility to tell you that it doesn’t help me make Twitter better in the current context.
“Next time we talk, I want you to take care of yourself [sic] Perspective on the level of inner distraction in the moment and what it is like [sic] affect our ability to work,” he added.
Elon Musk replied a minute later: “What did you do this week? I will not join the board. That’s a waste of time. Will make an offer to take Twitter private.”
Elon Musk’s messages with Jack Dorsey were also revealed, in which Elon Musk blamed Parag Agrawal.
“You and I are in complete agreement,” Elon Musk told Mr. Dorsey. “Parag just moves way too slowly, trying to please people who won’t be happy no matter what he does.”
Jack Dorsey replied: “At least it became clear that you can’t work together. That was clarifying.”
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