Elon Musk, Twitter Inc.’s new owner and until recently the world’s richest person, has spent most of the past two months pouring his time, energy and finances into the highest-profile social network on the internet. But finally, Musk seems to be running out of gas.
On Tuesday evening, he announced plans to find someone else to run the company. He was adhering to the results of his own Twitter poll, which showed almost 58% of voters wanted him to step down.
During the 12-hour window that the poll stayed open, Musk tweeted relentlessly, coming across like a man worn down and skeptical that the company he paid $44 billion for just two months ago can even sustain operations.
