Walter Isaacson’s book ‘Elon Musk’ is out. It details an explosive encounter with Bill Gates
Isaacson said his book chronicles the good, bad and ugly behind Musk, and that one of the things that upsets the billionaire is when people short Tesla stock to try and make a profit. Early last year, Musk met with Gates, the co-founder of"The demons and dancing in Elon Musk's head include people who short Tesla," Isaacson said Tuesday.Sign up for NBC LA newsletters.
Gates wanted to discuss philanthropy efforts around climate change with Musk, and Isaacson said that since Musk did not have an assistant at the time, the two had to text directly to set up the meeting. When Gates arrived, one of the first questions Musk asked was whether Gates was still shorting Tesla, and Gates answered honestly: He was.
Isaacson said Musk exploded, and he later received a text from Musk that called Gates"insane" among other things.
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