SoftBank Group

also referred to as: softbank

3 statements across 2 episodes · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Mar 6, 2024 by Ritesh Agarwal · said 21 times in 5 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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brought up most by Ritesh Agarwal (8), Nikhil Kamath (6), Nikesh Arora (4), Rajan Anandan (2), Martin Escobari (1)

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2026 1 mention in 1 episode

Martin Escobari: Trauma, Chaos & Three Industries Worth $100B | Nikhil Kamath | People by WTF · Nikhil Kamath May 28, 2026 · 1 mention · from 51:50
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2025 6 mentions in 1 episode

From Ghaziabad to Silicon Valley: Nikhil Kamath x Nikesh Arora | People by WTF | Ep. 11 · Nikhil Kamath Jun 28, 2025 · 6 mentions · from 0:29
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2024 8 mentions in 1 episode

WTF Ep# 16 | What character "flaws" make the best entrepreneurs? Nikhil ft.Ritesh, Ghazal and Manish · Nikhil Kamath Mar 6, 2024 · 8 mentions · from 3:58:18
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2023 6 mentions in 2 episodes 3 per episode

Ep #5 | EdTech What’s Broken, What’s Next? With Nikhil, Ronnie Screwvala , Gaurav Munjal & Jay Kotak · Nikhil Kamath Jun 11, 2023 · 4 mentions · from 1:53:30
Ep #9 | WTF is Venture Capital? Ft. Nikhil, Nithin, Rajan A., Prashanth P. & Karthik R. · Nikhil Kamath Sep 2, 2023 · 2 mentions · from 48:00
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Mar 6, 2024 positive

Opinion

Agarwal: Masayoshi Son is fundamentally an entrepreneur first, not an investor

“I think the one unique takeaway that I have personally about Sonsan that I think most of the people have not talked about is people see Sonsan primarily as an investor, financial investor, so on. I think he's at his heart, an entrepreneur first and an investor…”

Ritesh Agarwal Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 4:01:53 WTF Ep# 16 | What character "flaws" make the best entrepreneurs? Nikhil ft.Ritesh, Ghazal and Manish · Nikhil Kamath

Mar 6, 2024 bullish

Assertion Contradicted

Agarwal: Masayoshi Son's telecom business is probably Japan's most profitable

“Built his own telecom business, which is now probably the most profitable business in Japan and one of the most profitable telecom business in the world in terms of construct.”

Ritesh Agarwal Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 3:58:06 WTF Ep# 16 | What character "flaws" make the best entrepreneurs? Nikhil ft.Ritesh, Ghazal and Manish · Nikhil Kamath

Jun 28, 2025 neutral

Assertion Supported

Arora: Masayoshi Son was briefly the world's richest man before near-bankruptcy

“He was the richest man in the world for a few days, and then he was almost bankrupt at one point in time.”

Nikesh Arora Jun 28, 2025 ▶ 1:15:56 From Ghaziabad to Silicon Valley: Nikhil Kamath x Nikesh Arora | People by WTF | Ep. 11 · Nikhil Kamath

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