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Hamish McKenzie

5 statements across 1 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 12, 2025 by Hamish McKenzie · across every show →

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May 12, 2025
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McKenzie: Elon Musk offered him a Tesla job instead of a biography
“I was pitching him the idea of this book, but Elon said, I don't know about the book. Maybe, but would you be interested in a job at Tesla?”
Hamish McKenzie May 12, 2025 ▶ 18:48 Substack: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie
May 12, 2025 positive
Opinion
McKenzie: Patreon proved audiences will pay directly for creators they love
“Yeah, Patreon, I think, is a hugely important company because it changed the culture. It showed not only that people will be willing to pay for content online, they'll be willing to pay for the artist or creator who they most love or trust.”
Hamish McKenzie May 12, 2025 ▶ 35:43 Substack: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie
May 12, 2025
Disclosure
McKenzie: Spent his grandmother's inheritance on living expenses while bootstrapping Substack
“I spent all of it to just cover my salary for a few months before we raised a proper round of money from like more friends and family that could help us start to pay ourselves a little bit of a salary.”
Hamish McKenzie May 12, 2025 ▶ 40:30 Substack: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie
May 12, 2025 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
McKenzie: Musk offered to buy Substack and make Chris Best Twitter CEO
“And he responded by getting Chris on a call and saying to him, well, how about Twitter acquire Substack, and you, I'm looking for a CEO to run the company.”
Hamish McKenzie May 12, 2025 ▶ 1:04:43 Substack: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie
May 12, 2025 negative
Opinion
McKenzie: Tesla had a messy, cut-throat, throw-under-the-bus culture
“It's totally different from Tesla, which was messy and cut-throat and had to, like, throw everyone under the bus kind of culture.”
Hamish McKenzie May 12, 2025 ▶ 21:57 Substack: Chris Best and Hamish McKenzie
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