@caseynewton
As they say in team meetings:
"Lemme circle back to this"

https://mstdn.party/@MarkZimmerman/110749960011641309

@caseynewton Meanwhile here in the US judges get angy if you even try to give platforms COVID advice as a White House official

The US and EU are on opposite ends of a caltrop on this issue.

@caseynewton

Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital tossed their credibility behind an acquisition that has decisively crashed in value

Despite their history of otherwise prudent risk-management, They decided to bankroll this buyout even when the writing was on the wall due to the primary buyer's increasingly erratic behavior

Billions in value disappeared almost overnight, and these two will probably regret it for years. Their reputation is now seriously suspect.

@devindra @thelinuxEXP Twitter's parallels to most PE buyouts aren't touched on as much as they should be imo

1. Wild, outsized initial influx of capital
2. Wiping the C-suite with big golden parachutes for the board
3. Taken private to avoid obvious scrutiny over shareholder value
4. Erratic shedding of staff and product teams
5. No product specialists being brought in to replace them
6. Bringing in third-party consultancy due to high voluntary turnover of talent
7. Shitty rebrand