Bill Gates

3 statements across 2 episodes · 1 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Jun 17, 2026 by Eric Jorgenson · said 25 times in 12 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by Codie Sanchez (16), Joe Lonsdale (3), Sahil Bloom (2), Morgan Housel (1), Eric Jorgenson (1), Daymond John (1), David Senra (1)

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2026 16 mentions in 6 episodes 3 per episode
2025 6 mentions in 5 episodes 1 per episode
2024 3 mentions in 1 episode

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Jun 17, 2026 positive
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Jorgenson: Electric cars at scale would not exist without Elon Musk
“Social networks would have happened without Zuckerberg. Search engines would have happened without Larry and Sergey. Pick your thing. We would have had operating systems without Bill Gates. We would have computers without jobs. It's not clear that we would hav…”
Eric Jorgenson Jun 17, 2026 ▶ 15:51 How Elon Musk Solves Problems | Eric Jorgenson
Jul 28, 2026
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Sanchez: Gates used aggressive one-on-ones because work was never good enough
“He believed in doing these really aggressive one-on-ones with people that would make other employees cringe. And it was how he communicated. But he believed that it was never good enough In anything you could almost do, you could always do more. And so he actu…”
Codie Sanchez Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 2:09 Stop Being Nice: The C.L.E.A.R. Method for Earning Respect
Jul 28, 2026
Assertion Partly supported
Sanchez: Gates tracked employee weekend attendance by memorizing license plates
“They famously said he even used to drive around the parking lot and check and see if employees were in on the weekend by memorizing their license plates and then following up and having a one-on-one with them on Monday about why they weren't there.”
Codie Sanchez Jul 28, 2026 ▶ 2:31 Stop Being Nice: The C.L.E.A.R. Method for Earning Respect
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