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According to foreign media reports on November 13, Elon Elon Musk fired a number of Twitter executives just hours after finalizing the $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. In less than two weeks, the company has lost almost all its senior leadership and about half of its employees. But behind the scenes, some members of Musk's "inner circle" are helping him take over and transform Twitter.

Tim Higgins, author of Game of Thrones: Elon Musk, Tesla and Power Play: Elon Musk, Tesla, and the Bet of the Century, says Musk has an "inner circle" that includes friends and family who stay in close contact with him.

Higgins said the billionaire often attracts these people to new business projects, some of whom have already appeared on Twitter.

It is reported that these people are selected from the inner circle of Musk's allies, friends and former colleagues, and they are helping him transform Twitter.

1. Jason Caracanis: investor and podcast, Jason Calacanis even expressed his desire to become chief executive of Twitter, according to a text message released during a lawsuit between Musk, a longtime ally of Musk, and Twitter. "Let me be a game coach! Twitter CEO is my dream job," he wrote in a text message with Musk.

Although not a chief executive, Karakanis's resume on Twitter once claimed to be Twitter's "chief Meme officer" and "the greatest host in the world." Within Twitter, Karakanis is listed as a software engineer, according to two people familiar with the matter.

At the same time, Karakanis himself showed off his partnership with the company on Twitter, polled users on the features they wanted to see and attended meetings with Twitter advertisers.

two。 Alex Spiro: Spiro, head of Musk's legal team, first worked with Musk in 2019, when he defended Musk in a libel lawsuit. Since then, Spiro has played a key role in Musk's lawsuit for trying to abandon the Twitter deal.

The celebrity lawyer, who defended stars such as Jay-Z and Eminem, is now in charge of Twitter's government relations, policy and marketing team, according to people familiar with the matter.

In addition, Spiro serves as the de facto legal director of Twitter. He is reported to have participated in the company's layoff plan and supported setting the number of layoffs at 50%.

3. Sliram G.Y. Krishnan: unlike everyone else, former product head and venture capitalist on Twitter, G.Y. Krishnan (Sriram Krishnan) used to work for Twitter. The software engineer left the company last year to join Andreessen Horowitz, a well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

Three days after Musk completed the acquisition, G.Y. Krishnan tweeted that he only helped Musk temporarily after the acquisition.

G.Y. Krishnan's role and closeness to Musk are unclear. He has been a staunch supporter of the billionaire in the past, calling him an "inspirational person and a typical entrepreneur".

Musk's appearance on a talk show hosted by G.Y. Krishnan and his wife on the audio app Clubhouse in February 2021 sparked online speculation about their relationship.

4. David Sachs: David Sacks, a member of the "Paypal Mafia", is a member of the so-called "Paypal Mafia". These are influential founders who have been involved in the development of the payment app. Other members of the "Paypal Mafia" include Reid Hoffman, founder of the professional social networking site LinkedIn, and Musk himself.

Since becoming chief operating officer and product director of PayPal, Sachs has been founding venture capital firm Craft Ventures.

Now, Saks is said to have been brought in (at least temporarily) to help Musk take over Twitter. Sachs' company title on Twitter is software engineer and has been assigned a company-specific email address, according to people familiar with the matter.

Sachs rejected reports that he was actively involved in Twitter transformation, saying on Twitter that he had "no official role" but was "doing what investors are trying to do in Silicon Valley".

5. Jared Burchard: Jared Birchall, the head of Musk's family office, is the head of Musk's office and manages the billionaire's personal wealth. He was described as Musk's "middleman" and right-hand man.

The former Goldman Sachs analyst has been working with Mr Musk for more than six years. In 2018, he was even listed as chief executive, chief financial officer and president of Musk's brain-computer interface technology company Neuralink, as well as tunnel digging company Boring Co. On the board of directors.

Burchard is reported to have played a key role in securing financing for Musk's acquisition of Twitter. Over the past week, Burchard has also appeared on the Twitter team responsible for making strategies.

Spiro, Caracanis, Saks, Burchard and G.Y. Krishnan didn't respond to requests for comment.

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