EPISODE · Sep 8, 2023 · 55 MIN
46: Twitter: Autopsy of an Acquisition
from Desperate Acts of Capitalism Podcast · host Desperate Acts of Capitalism Podcast
In today's episode, CT examines the wild and wacky history of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Buckle up. Edited by Noah JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Big Things Are Coming Sources: [1] https://fortune.com/2015/10/29/twitter-growth/ [2] https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/twtr/financials/ [3]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/23/23568257/elon-musk-securities-fraud-trial-testimony-420-tesla-pif [4]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23564629/elon-musk-twitter-testimony-securities-fraud-trial [5] https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226 [4] https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-us-sec-bastards-forced-settlement-over-tesla-tweets-2022-04-14/ [6]https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter [7}https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/21/23417121/elon-musk-banks-barclays-bank-of-america-morgan-stanley-lbo [8]https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-loses-126-bln-value-amid-musk-twitter-deal-funding-concern-2022-04-26/ [9] https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-twitter-stake-purchase-under-ftc-scrutiny-information-2022-04-28/ [10] https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter
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In today's episode, CT examines the wild and wacky history of Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Buckle up. Edited by Noah JOIN US ON PATREON FOR EARLY EPISODE RELEASES, BONUS CONTENT, AND MORE: https://www.patreon.com/desperateactsofcapitalism Tumblr: https://desperate-acts-of-capitalism.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/daoccast IG: @desperateactsofcapitalism Big Things Are Coming Sources: [1] https://fortune.com/2015/10/29/twitter-growth/ [2] https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/twtr/financials/ [3]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/23/23568257/elon-musk-securities-fraud-trial-testimony-420-tesla-pif [4]https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23564629/elon-musk-twitter-testimony-securities-fraud-trial [5] https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-226 [4] https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-us-sec-bastards-forced-settlement-over-tesla-tweets-2022-04-14/ [6]https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter [7}https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/21/23417121/elon-musk-banks-barclays-bank-of-america-morgan-stanley-lbo [8]https://www.reuters.com/technology/tesla-loses-126-bln-value-amid-musk-twitter-deal-funding-concern-2022-04-26/ [9] https://www.reuters.com/technology/elon-musks-twitter-stake-purchase-under-ftc-scrutiny-information-2022-04-28/ [10] https://qz.com/2167563/an-annotated-history-of-elon-musk-buying-twitter
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