Masayoshi Son

4 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement May 28, 2026 by Jackie Reses · said 29 times in 3 episodes since 2026 · across every show →

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May 28, 2026 neutral
Opinion
Masayoshi Son focused purely on high-level approval, leaving execution to others
“Masa would almost just assume that everyone else would do it, and he would take the big picture concepts of it and just decide whether he was comfortable with it or not. And so it's almost the opposite of the way I work. I can't even fathom operating like that…”
Jackie Reses May 28, 2026 ▶ 12:12 She Bought a Bank for $56M. It's Now Worth $1.5 BILLION · Sourcery with Molly O'Shea
Aug 17, 2026 positive
Insight
Masayoshi Son: Double Down on Winning Investments Rather Than Fixing Losers
“He looked at me and says, if you put in that much effort on the company that's doubling, they might quadruple. We might make more money on the one that quadruples than you fixing the one that's broken. That's an insight. Like, that was an insight from him to m…”
Nikesh Arora Aug 17, 2026 ▶ 49:34 Nikesh Arora: $300B, 40 Acquisitions, Still Paranoid
Aug 17, 2026 neutral
Assertion Partly supported
Masayoshi Son Was the World's Richest Man for 80 Days
“He's been the richest man in the world, and he's become poor. He's the richest man for eighty-some days. Then he went back being worth nothing.”
Nikesh Arora Aug 17, 2026 ▶ 55:24 Nikesh Arora: $300B, 40 Acquisitions, Still Paranoid
Aug 17, 2026 positive
Opinion
Masayoshi Son's Risk Appetite Is Growing as He Gets Older
“He's the oldest man I know with the risk appetite of a teenager. As he gets older, his risk appetite becomes bigger.”
Nikesh Arora Aug 17, 2026 ▶ 48:53 Nikesh Arora: $300B, 40 Acquisitions, Still Paranoid
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