Dorsey himself confirmed the infection after hours of speculation that the Twitter board had ousted him. “I have decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders. The board went through a rigorous process considering all options and unanimously appointed Parag. My picks for the time being have been how deeply he understands the company and its needs,” he said in a message to Twitter staff.
“Parag has been behind every important decision that helped transform this company. He is inquisitive, inquisitive, rational, creative, demanding, self-aware and humble. He leads with heart and soul, And he is someone I learn from on a daily basis. My faith in him is bone deep as our CEO,” he said.
Not sure if anyone has heard, but I resigned from Twitter https://t.co/G5tUkSSxkl
— jack⚡️ (@jack) 1638200924000
Agarwal, who graduated from IIT Mumbai before pursuing his PhD in computer science from Stanford University, has worked at Microsoft, Yahoo and AT&T Labs before joining Twitter in 2011.
Deep gratitude to @Jack and our entire team, and so much enthusiasm for the future. Here is the note I wrote… https://t.co/1OzUfLC5KY . sent on
— Parag Agarwal (@paraga) 1638201579000
With his promotion as CEO, more than half a dozen global tech majors are now Indian-Americans, including Google’s Sundar Pichai, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, IBM’s Irving Krishna and Adobe Shantanu Narain.
Dorsey heartily supported Agarwal in a farewell message to Twitter staff, which also spoke about his exit. There’s a lot of talk about the importance of a company being “founder-led.” Ultimately I believe it’s severely limited and a single point of failure. I tried it hard to be sure. Has worked hard enough that this company can separate itself from its founder and founders,” he explained.
“Parag started here as an engineer who cared deeply about our work and is now our CEO (I had a similar path… he did it better!). It was me alone. Proud. I know this energy is the best Parag will be able to channel because he has lived it and knows what it takes,” Dorsey said.
A college drop-out who co-founded Twitter in 2005, Dorsey remained controversial during his two tenures as CEO, including in India, where he ran into trouble during a 2018 visit, when he A placard showing a woman holding a sign that read “Smash Brahmanical Patriarchy” was angering some Indian activists who accused her of inciting hatred against the community.
Twitter India said the poster was handed over to Dorsey by a Dalit activist when it hosted a closed-door discussion with a group of women and that it was “to be seen, heard and heard from all sides of our company’s important public conversations”. It was a tangible reflection of the efforts to understand what happens around the world at our service.”
The company later apologized through the company’s legal chief Vijaya Gadde, who was the head of Twitter following Dorsey’s exit, who said the poster “does not reflect our views.”
“We should have been more considerate. Twitter strives to be a fair platform for all. We failed to do that here and we should do better to serve our customers in India,” she explained.
The social media platform attracts from all quarters and all comers – from left liberals who believe it often turns under pressure from authoritarian governments and politicians and from right wingers who believe liberals have a run for the platform, while They are being censored.
Speculation about Dorsey’s exit or exit had been raging for months amid reports of differences with other board members. In his farewell message, Dorsey said, “Parag is becoming CEO starting today”, revealing that he (Dorcy) helped Parag and Brett (the new board chair) transition through my tenure (may-ish). Were going to serve on board. ,
“And after that… I’ll leave the board. Why not stay or be the chair? I believe it’s really important to give Parag the space he needs to lead. And to your previous point Back then, I believe it is important that a company can stand on its own, free from the influence or direction of its founder,” Dorsey concluded.
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