See comments here for context: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35057257
This is likely the first time Elon has publically apologized for anything.
This is likely the first time Elon has publically apologized for anything.
> Among the more notable layoffs in this round were founders of companies that Twitter had acquired under its previous owners. Haraldur Thorleifsson, Martijn de Kuijper, Leah Culver, and Esther Crawford had previously been on a “do not fire” list, because it was going to be so expensive to pay them out: as part of their compensation packages, the founders had accelerated stock vesting. All four were cut over the weekend.
Culver: https://twitter.com/leahculver/status/1631435761236189185
de Kuijper: https://twitter.com/mdekuijper/status/1633011171551764480
Crawford, perhaps: https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/163316087354308608...
I wouldn’t be surprised if he could personally be sued and personally held liable, and it would be super great if an actual lawyer could comment on that :)