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| ‘I’m starting a candy company & it’s gonna be amazing’: Musk goes full Willy Wonka in Buffett spat | |
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| Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to start a candy company, in what appears to be a bizarre trolling response to comments made by fellow billionaire Warren Buffett. | Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to start a candy company, in what appears to be a bizarre trolling response to comments made by fellow billionaire Warren Buffett. |
| Buffett was responding to criticism Musk made earlier this week regarding one of his core investment principles –the moat– meaning the competitive advantage of a company. Musk dismissed the strategy as “lame” suggesting that pace of innovation was more important. | Buffett was responding to criticism Musk made earlier this week regarding one of his core investment principles –the moat– meaning the competitive advantage of a company. Musk dismissed the strategy as “lame” suggesting that pace of innovation was more important. |
| READ MORE: ‘Cyber is uncharted territory’: Warren Buffett warns industry will get worse, not better | READ MORE: ‘Cyber is uncharted territory’: Warren Buffett warns industry will get worse, not better |
| The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway took the opportunity to address the critique at his conglomerate’s annual meeting, dubbed ‘Woodstock for Capitalists,’ with a provocative message for the SpaceX entrepreneur | The CEO of Berkshire Hathaway took the opportunity to address the critique at his conglomerate’s annual meeting, dubbed ‘Woodstock for Capitalists,’ with a provocative message for the SpaceX entrepreneur |
| "Elon may turn things upside down in some areas. I don't think he'd want to take us on in candy," he quipped. Berkshire Hathaway has owned See's Candy since 1972 and has made the chocolate and candy manufacturer a huge success. | "Elon may turn things upside down in some areas. I don't think he'd want to take us on in candy," he quipped. Berkshire Hathaway has owned See's Candy since 1972 and has made the chocolate and candy manufacturer a huge success. |
| Never one to shy away from some online trolling, Musk was quick with a comeback. Starting by simply sharing a YouTube link to a Trolls movie clip of Justin Timberlake’s song ‘Can’t stop the feeling,’ Musk followed it up with a killer tweet. | Never one to shy away from some online trolling, Musk was quick with a comeback. Starting by simply sharing a YouTube link to a Trolls movie clip of Justin Timberlake’s song ‘Can’t stop the feeling,’ Musk followed it up with a killer tweet. |
| “I’m starting a candy company & it’s going to be amazing” Musk wrote, confirming in a second tweet that he was “super, super serious.” | “I’m starting a candy company & it’s going to be amazing” Musk wrote, confirming in a second tweet that he was “super, super serious.” |
| The tweets garnered some quick-witted reaction of their own, as excited followers imagined a world where Elon Musk created candy. | The tweets garnered some quick-witted reaction of their own, as excited followers imagined a world where Elon Musk created candy. |
| READ MORE: ‘Mars is round’: Flat Earthers forced to spell things out to Elon Musk | READ MORE: ‘Mars is round’: Flat Earthers forced to spell things out to Elon Musk |
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