Elon Musk is the 'singular solution I trust' for Twitter, says Dorsey

Dorsey, who took the company public in 2013, said Twitter has been "owned" by Wall Street and that taking it private was the "correct" first step.

Jack Dorsey, Twitter
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
Bloomberg
1 min read Last Updated : Apr 26 2022 | 9:30 AM IST
Twitter Inc. co-founder Jack Dorsey said that the only solution he trusts for the platform is world’s richest man Elon Musk, after the Tesla Inc. chief reached a deal to buy the social media company for roughly $44 billion.

Dorsey, who took the company public in 2013, said Twitter has been “owned” by Wall Street and that taking it private was the “correct” first step. He holds a 2.36 per cent stake in the firm, according to Bloomberg data.

“Twitter as a company has always been my sole issue and my biggest regret,” Dorsey wrote in a thread. “Solving for the problem of it being a company however, Elon is the singular solution I trust,” he said.


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