You might think that it's larger than it is. Meta, formerly Facebook, has nearly 10 times the number of employees of the company.
It means that a shake as large as we have seen today has an outsized impact on the company. It means that each employee has an impact on how the company works. Should they stay or leave the flock?
I'm not going to assume that all of the employees are going to exit at the same time. Some people are excited about what Musk will do to their shares. Others may disagree, but need to stay for financial reasons or for a really good mentor who may spin out and start a new company. There is a chance that some people will be neutral on getting a part-time leader again so soon after Jack Dorsey takes over. There is no point in making broad stroke statements about a diverse group of people.
The smartest, most passionate people I've ever worked with were at Twitter. They did the work because they cared, the jobs were largely thankless. It would be good for the new leaders to recognize that and do everything they can to keep that talent.
— Brandon (@bborrman) April 25, 2022
There may be a point to point out where we are right now. At a unique moment for the tech worker, the leadership is shaking up. Many people have changed their relationship with work because of the great resignation and rise of distributed work.
The power of an individual is an entire business model and has matured to a more realistic point. We have seen people ask for more out of their employers, hold executives to higher standards, and speak up when things are getting tough.
We've seen investors handling a lot of capital, spin up programs to convince operators to leave their tech jobs and start their own companies, and starter capital with no strings attached. The evolution of what it takes to be a founder has the potential to bring in a new generation of leaders. When it comes to getting someone to start, activation energy can be more important than a check.
When the social media network went public, the last time the Mafia discourse emerged was. There was a financial reason for early employees to jump into entrepreneurship. The data is harder to find and the sentiment is more controversial, but still includes the same potential for an entrepreneurial exodus.
The name is the TLDR. We're all getting a little more selfish than we've ever been before, and the change can be used by employees to do something about it. Thanks to a variety of tailwinds, that something could end up being a new kind of flock. The startup should be brought on.
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