Dorsey wished Musk on Twitter board, however administrators had been ‘threat averse’

Earlier than the present authorized saga between Twitter and billionaire Elon Musk performed out in public, ex-Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey wished Musk on the social media firm’s board. However he did not see the opposite administrators going together with him, a court docket submitting Thursday revealed.

In a textual content message to Musk on March 26, Dorsey wrote, “the board is simply tremendous threat averse and noticed including you as extra threat.” A little bit over per week later, Musk did announce plans to affix the board, earlier than he modified course and supplied to purchase the corporate.

Quickly after agreeing to buy Twitter for $44 billion, Musk once more modified course and tried to again out of the deal. Twitter is suing to try to power him to carry up his finish of the settlement. The 2 sides are set to go to Delaware Chancery Courtroom in mid-October.

Within the court docket submitting, which is partially redacted, Dorsey mentioned he thought the board’s method “was utterly silly and backwards.” However, he defined, his energy was restricted as a result of “I solely had one vote, and three% of firm, and no twin class shares. Laborious arrange.”

The 2 billionaire entrepreneurs had been discussing Dorsey’s concept that Twitter must be “an open supply protocol” funded by a basis, relatively than an organization. Musk responded that the thought was “Tremendous fascinating.”

Dorsey mentioned he deliberate to “do that work and repair our errors” as soon as he was off the Twitter board in mid-Might, saying that turning into an organization was Twitter’s “unique sin.”

“I might like to assist if I’m able to,” Musk replied.

Dorsey informed Musk he’d wished to speak with him in regards to the concept “after I used to be all clear,” including that he’d even tried to get Musk on the board, “again once we had the activist are available.” Dorsey mentioned that on the time, “our board mentioned no” to the proposal.

Whereas Dorsey did not specify what he meant by activist, the corporate was in a battle in early 2020 with activist funding agency Elliot Administration, whose founder Paul Singer sought to switch Dorsey as CEO because of his break up consideration working each Twitter and Sq. (now Block). Twitter reached a take care of Elliot and Silver Lake that allowed Dorsey to maintain his job.

After the board mentioned no to including Musk, in keeping with Dorsey, “That is in regards to the time I made a decision I wanted to work to go away, as arduous because it was for me.”

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