Bill Gates
3 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 9, 2021 by Shaan Puri · said 76 times in 37 episodes since 2020 · across every show →
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2023 27 mentions in 6 episodes 5 per episode
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2022 2 mentions in 2 episodes 1 per episode
2021 13 mentions in 8 episodes 2 per episode
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- MFM #169: How One Man Has Built 5, Billion Dollar Companies
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Everything said about Bill Gates, oldest first
Dec 9, 2021 bullish
Apr 20, 2023 negative
Shkreli: Bill Gates remains privately ruthless despite philanthropic image
“It's just sort of this public image of like, no, no, I'm this benevolent philanthropist. You don't understand. You know, privately, the guy's still just as ruthless, still just as vicious and just as energetic and intense as he was when he was a kid.”