Extremely Hardcore by Zoë Schiffer Summary
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Elon Musk's Twitter takeover exposed: Zoe Schiffer's explosive insider account reveals the chaos behind "extremely hardcore" leadership. Based on 60+ employee interviews and thousands of internal documents, this book shows how one billionaire's whims reshaped social media and sparked global controversy.
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The Billion-Dollar Blunder: Musk's Twitter Takeover
In October 2022, Elon Musk made a theatrical entrance into Twitter headquarters carrying a porcelain sink, tweeting "let that sink in!" This moment marked the beginning of one of tech's most chaotic corporate takeovers. Fresh from being named Time's "Person of the Year," the world's richest man had just spent $44 billion to transform what he called "the digital town square." What followed wasn't the revolution he promised but a cautionary tale about what happens when a billionaire's ego collides with a platform he fundamentally misunderstands. The sink he brought in would prove ironically prophetic - within a year, he'd sink billions in value, thousands of jobs, and Twitter's very identity.
Twitter Before Musk: A Paradox Platform in Transition
From Tweet to Takeover: The Acquisition Saga
"Extremely Hardcore": Mass Exodus and the Blue Check Disaster
The Algorithm Obsession: Musk as Twitter's "Main Character"
From Twitter to X: The Controversial Rebranding
The Billion-Dollar Lesson: When Ego Trumps Understanding
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