A tech investor, podcast host and longtime Musk affiliate, Calacanis’ texts with Musk had been amongst those who appeared in court docket paperwork launched as a part of Twitter’s lawsuit to drive Musk to purchase the corporate. Calacanis pitched Musk concepts on the right way to change Twitter earlier than the acquisition. And now that Musk is formally the proprietor, Calacanis has been on Twitter soliciting suggestions from customers on what sort of options they need to see.
In his personal texts to Musk, Calacanis advised that Twitter require staff return to the workplace for no less than two days every week, which he stated would scale back the workforce by 20 p.c, by way of “voluntary departures.” He additionally criticized Twitter’s premium options and proposed increasing verified badges to extra customers, the messages present. In personal texts, he informed Musk that changing into the brand new chief govt of Twitter is his “dream job.” He’s not CEO, however Musk has stored Calacanis round as a part of the transition and his title is listed internally as a software program engineer. On Monday, Calacanis tweeted that he was in New York to satisfy with advertisers on behalf of Twitter.