Venture capitalist Chris Sacca was one of Twitter’s first investors and an early evangelist for the site. He said Elon Musk needs someone around him who is willing to “speak the truth to power” because the company’s problems are too big for him to solve on his own.
In a tweet on Monday, Sarkar said he has always admired Elon Musk, and that he sees electric car maker Tesla as “the most aggressive” company in the world. Sarkar is the founder of Lowercarbon Capital, a company investing in alternative energy and sustainable technologies.
“His success so far is no accident,” Saka wrote to his 1.6 million followers. “But the challenges posed by running a popular social messaging service like Twitter require a level of nuance and understanding of people that ElonMusk has so far not shown. Batteries, engines, rockets, tunnels and solar panels are all There are clear right and wrong answers. The measure of success is objectively measurable.”
Creating effective policies requires bringing in people with different perspectives and allowing them to challenge each other, Sarkar said. And for the Tesla CEO to be successful, he needs people in his inner orbit to give him honest and candid feedback and help him identify mistakes. “I think the only way is for people around Elon to be able to tell some truth and complement his bold and ambitious instincts with much-needed nuances. The problems of human society are not problems of mathematics and physics.”
Although Sarkar says he “has never been a fan of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent company Meta,” he at least retains “smart people” who occasionally offer him advice. For Elon Musk, the “hard truth” is that “he’s directly on his own right now,” Sarkar wrote.
While Sarkar is concerned about the future of the app he first supported in 2006, he wants to see Elon Musk make better decisions for the business. “Twitter isn’t going to get better for users, advertisers aren’t coming back at scale, and his huge investment isn’t going to pay off unless there’s a real conversation leading to thoughtful progress and stability.”
