He said he is not hung up on titles — he renamed himself Technoking at Tesla — but he does want to drive the product, and people need to listen when he says to change it.
"i'm i'm not that hung up on titles"
When will you step down as CEO of X?
Q1154 answers2022-2023
Short answer
He needed to stabilize the organization and the product roadmap; he guessed towards the end of 2023 would be good timing to find someone else to run the company.
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He needed to stabilize the organization and the product roadmap; he guessed towards the end of 2023 would be good timing to find someone else to run the company.
"towards the end of this year would be good timing to find someone else to run the company"
Announces he has hired a new CEO for X/Twitter, starting in about 6 weeks, and that he will move to exec chair and CTO.
"Excited to announce that I’ve hired a new CEO for X/Twitter. She will be starting in ~6 weeks!"
Announces Linda Yaccarino as CEO, focused on business operations while he focuses on product and technology.
"I am excited to welcome Linda Yaccarino as the new CEO of Twitter! @LindaYacc will focus primarily on business operations, while I focus on product design & new technology."
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