Walter Isaacson talking on CNBC’s Squawk Field on Sept. twelfth, 2023.
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Walter Isaacson’s ebook “Elon Musk” hit cabinets Tuesday, and the writer informed CNBC’s “Squawk Field” a few heated trade he documented between the Tesla CEO and Invoice Gates.
Isaacson stated his ebook chronicles the nice, unhealthy and unpleasant in the back of Musk, and that probably the most issues that upsets the billionaire is when other folks quick Tesla inventory to take a look at and make a benefit. Early closing yr, Musk met with Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, who had up to now shorted the automaker’s inventory and guess that it could lower in worth.
“The demons and dancing in Elon Musk’s head come with individuals who quick Tesla,” Isaacson stated Tuesday.
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Gates sought after to talk about philanthropy efforts round local weather exchange with Musk, and Isaacson stated that since Musk didn’t have an assistant on the time, the 2 needed to textual content at once to arrange the assembly. When Gates arrived, probably the most first questions Musk requested used to be whether or not Gates used to be nonetheless shorting Tesla, and Gates responded truthfully: He used to be.
Isaacson stated Musk exploded, and Isaacson later won a textual content from Musk that referred to as Gates “insane” amongst different issues.
Learn extra concerning the come across in an excerpt from Isaacson’s ebook right here.