Twitter has been in the news for a long time now. Recently, Elon Musk finally closed the Twitter deal. And now he is making several changes in the way Twitter works. After dissolving the board of directors, Musk also became the CEO of Twitter. He is also on his way to charge $8 for the Twitter blue tick. Reportedly, several changes in how Twitter operates as a platform are coming, and an Indian-origin engineer is helping Elon Musk. Elon Musk has roped in Sriram Krishnan, an Indian techie who is helping the Tesla CEO with the overhaul of the micro-blogging site.
Who Is Sriram Krishnan?
Sriram Krishnan is an Indian-Origin techie helping out Elon Musk in Twitter's revamp. On October 31, Krishnan made it public that he would be ‘helping out' Tesla CEO ‘temporarily' on Twitter along with some other great people.
Now that the word is out: I'm helping out @elonmusk with Twitter temporarily with some other great people.
October 30, 2022
I ( and a16z) believe this is a hugely important company and can have great impact on the world and Elon is the person to make it happen. pic.twitter.com/weGwEp8ogaKrishnan earlier used to work at Twitter as a product leader. At Twitter, he worked on many projects including the main timeline, building a new UI, search and audience growth among others. Moreover, in January 2021, Krishnan became a part of Andreesen Horowitz and is a partner at the Silicon Valley investment firm Andreesen Horowitz, also known as a16z, which funded Musk's Twitter $44-billion acquisition.
Krishnan has also served on the boards of Hopin, Bitski, and Polywork. He was also leading Facebook Audience Network and Snap's Direct Response ads business. He developed mobile ad products at Meta and Snap. He is also a major investor in Clubhouse. He and his wife, Aarthi also hosted a show on Clubhouse named ‘Good Time Show', where he talked about tech and crypto. His show boasts of well-known personalities as guests, like Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Calvin Harris and more.
Sriram Krishnan's Indian Connection:
Sriram Krishnan was born and brought up in Chennai. Krishnan's father worked in the insurance sector, and his mother was a homemaker. New York Times explained that Krishnan was born in a typical middle-class Indian family. He met his wife, Aarthi, through Yahoo! messenger in 2002. Three years later, he moved to Seattle and currently, he is a US citizen. He is an investor, technologist and engineer who is currently serving as a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He invests in early-stage consumer start-ups.
He is considered an ace investor and has made 23 investments so far. His latest one is Seed Round - Lasso Labs on October 4. Also, recently, Lasso Labs raised $4.2 million through investments.
Krishnan did his B.tech in information technology from SRM Engineering College, Anna University. His tech career started in 2005 when he joined Microsoft, where he worked mostly for the Windows Azure division. Furthermore, Krishnan has his own website where he mentioned that he is interested in the intersection of consumer tech and crypto.
Elon Musk And Twitter Deal: Latest Updates
As part of Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of the social media service, Tesla CEO is delisting the company's stock and taking it out of the hands of public shareholders. As per securities filing, the social media platform will be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange, and its shares will no longer trade on public markets as on November 8.
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