@lukemartell LAST OCTOBER, #Twitter's stock had plunged so much #Musk had it delisted from the NYSE so no one would know how much the company was actually worth anymore (and also stop the bleeding, preventing existing shareholders from continuing to sell off what's left.)
I've never seen anyone destroy a major corporation this quickly. I'd be stunned if the company is still worth a TENTH of what Musk paid for it. #BusinessJenius
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I'd say that the relationship between Gwynne Shotwell and NASA is what's keeping things going. Shotwell basically runs everything day-to-day now after taking over Starbase from Musk last year. They’d be in more trouble without her than Musk (except his money).
The way Musk redirected Starlink's policy towards Ukraine must have given serious jitters. Bill Nelson accepted her personal reassurances over Twitter, but bet there's more behind the scenes.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3771524-nasa-chief-spoke-with-spacex-official-about-musks-twitter-distraction/
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said he pulled aside the head of SpaceX to raise concerns about Elon Musk’s controversies at Twitter potentially affecting the space company. Nelson said he asked Gwynne Shotwell, the president and COO of SpaceX, earlier this month if controversy at Twitter would affect business at SpaceX, a crucial partner for NASA.…
Luke Martell
Trump & Epstein: Biz partners.
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