This Week in Startups: Elon no longer joining $TWTR board, Breslow's Instacart case-study, NYT tells reporters to reduce time on Twitter | E1432

All news show. First, we discuss Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal announcing that Elon has reversed his decision to join Twitter's board (04:10) and the NYT's Editor telling reporters to stop tweeting so much in an internal memo (31:29). Then, we discuss Ryan Breslow's latest series of threads, including one claiming that Instacart’s CEO was shadow-fired by Sequoia (44:35). 

(00:00) Jason on meeting Harrison Ford

(01:42) Jason and Molly catching up

(04:10) Elon reverses decision to join Twitter board, according to CEO Parag Agrawal

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(13:44) Molly’s take on Elon’s deleted tweets and board seat story

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(22:04) Is Twitter dying and why?

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(31:29) NYT told its reporters to stop tweeting so much in an internal memo from executive editor Dean

(44:35) Ryan Breslow posted another series of threads over the weekend, including one claiming that Instacart’s CEO was shadow-fired by Sequoia

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