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Wilkinson: Ackman exited his short position before his viral CNBC interview
“If you actually look at the timeline, he'd already sold out of that position when he went on CNBC.”
Puri: Podcasts provide greater reach and mileage than CNBC appearances
“More people will listen to this podcast, and I'll get more mileage out of this. It just doesn't have the same, it doesn't feel the same. It doesn't get the juices flowing in the same way that being on CNBC does.”
Parr: Broadcast news appearances are prestigious but less impactful than tweets
“So, like, it's, I, it's prestigious, but it's definitely not nearly as impactful as just the actual tweet that you're coming on to talk about it was.”
Wilkinson: Warren Buffett is as genuine and approachable as on TV
“He was exactly who you'd expect him to be. I find with a lot of these guys, it's like, don't meet your heroes and they're not who they appear to be on TV. He's available all day. He talked to me for an hour and a half and he was just the nicest guy. He's exact…”