Collins: Steve Eisman uniquely called out crooked CEOs when others stayed silent
Porter Collins · Porter Collins and Vincent Daniel - Big Shorts and Big Longs (Capital Allocators, EP.325) · Jul 3, 2023 · at 58:57
Seawolf Capital co-founder Porter Collins reflects on working with mentor Steve Eisman (portrayed in 'The Big Short') and his confrontational style toward corporate management.
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“One of the things that Steve did, and there's really not many other people that do this, is call out CEOs. And he did it one after the other, and he was not afraid to do it.”
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