During today’s earnings call, Twitter made sure to note things were on the right path. Interim CEO (and founder!) Jack Dorsey had some strong statements about what Twitter is, where it’s going, and doesn’t seem to like what former CEO Dick Costolo left him.
Here are a series of tweets from the Twitter Investor Relations account, which quote Jack 140 characters at a time:
We’ve been very successful @ monetization w/ strong Q2, delivering over $500M in rev & more than $120M in EBITDA – @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR
— TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
Prod initiatives we’ve mentioned in prev calls haven’t yet had meaningful impact on growing audience/participation@jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR — TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
Need to ensure more discipl’d execution, simplify svc to delivr Twitter’s value faster & better communicate value. @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR
— TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
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We’re implementing a stronger discipl’n of direct ownership/accountability that clearly serves a single strategy – @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR — TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
Our goal is to show more meaningful Tweets and conversations faster, balancing recency with relevance. – @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR
— TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
An answer to “Why Twitter?” must be articulated clearly and felt everywhere throughout the service. – @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR — TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
We will take the necessary time to build a service people love to use every single day. – @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR
— TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
You should expect Twitter to show you what’s most meaningful in world, delivered 1st, straight from the source. – @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR — TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
You should expect Twitter to encourage live & direct conversation & participation around whatever you share. – @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR
— TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
If we meet these expectations & we will, Twitter will become 1st thing everyone in world checks to start the day- @jack #TWTRearnings $TWTR — TwitterIR (@TwitterIR) July 28, 2015
Jack’s commentary on discipline rings loudly, as do his comments on a more direct ownership and accountability. While Costolo was applauded as he left Twitter, it now seems that his way of doing business doesn’t meet Dorsey’s new expectations — if they’re in fact ‘new’.
We should also keep in mind that — at least publicly — Dorsey says he’s only back for a short while, and has yet to shed his ‘interim’ tag. His statements don’t read like someone who is acting as a placeholder, though.
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