Updated December 28th, 2022 at 07:32 IST
Indian-origin MIT scholar who invented e-mail to be new Twitter CEO? Musk receives request
In the latest, Dr.Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT Ph.D., also an inventor of email, has put forward his interest in the Twitter CEO position.
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In the latest, Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT Ph.D., also an inventor of email, has put forward his interest in the Twitter CEO position. Taking to Twitter, on December 24, he wrote, "Dear Mr. Musk(@elonmusk): I am interested in the CEO position @Twitter. I have 4 degrees from MIT & have created 7 successful high-tech software companies. Kindly advise of the process to apply. Sincerely, Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT Ph.D. The Inventor of Email m:1-617-631-6874."
Dear Mr. Musk(@elonmusk):
— Dr.SHIVA Ayyadurai, MIT PhD. Inventor of Email (@va_shiva)
I am interested in the CEO position @Twitter. I have 4 degrees from MIT & have created 7 successful high-tech software companies. Kindly advise of the process to apply.
Sincerely,
Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai, MIT PhD
The Inventor of Email
m:1-617-631-6874
Further, Dr. Ayyadurai of Indian origin, in his bid to be the Twitter CEO, has said "Anyone wanting this role must be fully transparent and publicly post their qualifications".
Taking to Twitter, he wrote, "Thanks for your support on my recent tweet @elonmusk re: the CEO position @Twitter. I believe anyone wanting THIS role must be fully transparent and publicly post their qualifications. My experience began when I invented email at age 14, long before I earned 4 degrees from MIT."
Thanks for your support on my recent tweet @elonmusk re: the CEO position @Twitter.
— Dr.SHIVA Ayyadurai, MIT PhD. Inventor of Email (@va_shiva)
I believe anyone wanting THIS role must be fully transparent and publicly post their qualifications.
My experience began when I invented email at age 14, long before I earned 4 degrees from MIT pic.twitter.com/U2nfdIdLSt
Many options in Twitter CEO bid
This comes after Twitter tycoon, Elon Musk, tweeted a poll question in which he asked Twitter users whether he should step down as CEO, to which 57.5% of users voted 'yes'.
Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this poll.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
After Dr. Shiva's tweet, there have been many other candidates who have publically shared their qualifications in the comments section.
Dear Mr. Musk(@elonmusk):
— Meet Kevin (@realMeetKevin)
I am interested in the CEO position @Twitter. I am a 🤡 and flip flop regularly.
I stand ready to compete against Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai.
Sincerely,
Meet Kevin
On December 21, Elon Musk had shared publically that he would resign as CEO as soon as he finds 'someone foolish enough to take the job'.
I will resign as CEO as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job! After that, I will just run the software & servers teams.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)
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Published December 28th, 2022 at 07:32 IST