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Elon Muskhas a warning for aspiring business leaders who think they want to be like him: “Be careful what you wish for.”
The billionaire owner of Twitter, 51, spoke virtually to up-and-coming entrepreneurs attending theB-20 business forum in Bali, Indonesiaon Monday. As far as what a future “Elon Musk of the East” needs to consider when advancing a career, the Tesla and SpaceX head says it’s not easy being Elon Musk.
Noting that he appeared “so bizarre” in candlelight, Musk went on to describe how much busier he has been lately, apparently referencing his controversial $44 billion Twitter deal.
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“My workload has recently increased quite a lot,” he said, chuckling. “I mean, oh, man. I have too much work on my plate, that is for sure.”
The sale marked the end of a months-long back-and-forth between the company and the Tesla founder, who announced his plans toback out of his agreementto buy Twitter back in July.
“There’s no way to make everyone happy, that’s for sure,” he said, acknowledging how divided people are over the deal finally going through as well as theramifications for employeesand theusers of the social media site.
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During the talk, Musk also answered a question from the moderator about Tesla considering the manufacture of cheaper electric car models for developing countries like India and Indonesia.
“We do think that making a much more affordable vehicle would make a lot of sense and we should do something,” he said, the AP reported.
source: people.com
