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Gerber Kawasaki CEO and President Ross Gerber and Bloomberg’s Max Chafkin join Caroline Hyde to discuss Tesla’s much-anticipated shareholder meeting, during which Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package will be debated and voted on. They speak on “Bloomberg Technology.” ——– Like this video? Subscribe to Bloomberg Technology on YouTube:   Watch the latest full episodes…

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Gerber Kawasaki CEO and President Ross Gerber and Bloomberg’s Max Chafkin join Caroline Hyde to discuss Tesla’s much-anticipated shareholder meeting, during which Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package will be debated and voted on. They speak on “Bloomberg Technology.”

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  1. @b1world

    June 12, 2024 at 5:51 pm

    What an idiot and unprofessional person this Ross is. 1. Yes elon’s value of his stocks went up but so did everyone’s tsla stock’s, including institutional investors that didn’t put sweat and tears into tesla like elon did. 2. This compensation is NOT for what he did the last 12 months, its what he did from 2018 to now and he took a company from ~50B to where it is now ~560B. Ross you’re an idiot and entitled person for thinking its ok for any person to work for free like that. Sounds a lot like communism to me buddy.

  2. @olaniyiolamilehin3090

    June 12, 2024 at 5:54 pm

    This itself is a campaign against Elon. Wicked greeds! He stopped performing because you stalled his pay so, wait till he tank your shares and buy it all up to take it private. ????

  3. @user-qh9lu5cl6n

    June 12, 2024 at 5:55 pm

    Wow. Ross is smart like dump truck.

  4. @rjmcfly202

    June 12, 2024 at 5:59 pm

    Wow nice guitar ???? collection buddy ????.
    But having said that; Mr Musk, the Phenom, basically the techno(/electro⚡) Midas????(… think Tesla????️ lol) of modern day times. Nuff said. (#Paypal, #Starlink, soon to be #X, etc✊????️????)
    Also: the guys gonna familiarise/make Mars part of our daily dialogues, ie. futuristic holiday destinations, employment @Redplanet????‍????,etc, so funds???? surely going to good use????????????

  5. @renehunt4252

    June 12, 2024 at 6:03 pm

    Guy is a fool????

  6. @renehunt4252

    June 12, 2024 at 6:04 pm

    Ross the sleez

  7. @renehunt4252

    June 12, 2024 at 6:06 pm

    Ross only has 800 shares of Tesla he is irrelevant get him off the show

  8. @markdc1145

    June 12, 2024 at 6:10 pm

    Ross, please. You need to take a vacation!

  9. @renehunt4252

    June 12, 2024 at 6:11 pm

    This news is irrelevant disgusting

  10. @PavelBendov

    June 12, 2024 at 6:12 pm

    he is a snake!

  11. @adrianmoore2750

    June 12, 2024 at 6:45 pm

    It’s amazing how shortsighted these people are. They have a lot of money and they’re only concerned about how much money has been made recently. This is what drives companies up until they cannot sustain growth anymore and become terrible for the end consumer destroying value and quality of life. I hope everyone like them loses all influence in business…

    I mean the returns are freaking 10x already. HOW GREEDY CAN YOU BE?? Give Elon what was agreed upon.

  12. @UR1NFINITE

    June 12, 2024 at 6:46 pm

    Ross Gerber is a complete moron.

    Just look at his ETF $GK.

    He has underperformed $SPX and $NDX in a raging bull market.

    ZERO CREDIBILITY should be given to this guy. Why is he even on air?

  13. @zoltanm6445

    June 12, 2024 at 6:59 pm

    “Cars are to Tesla what books are to Amazon.” – Ron Baron

  14. @tvm73836

    June 12, 2024 at 6:59 pm

    Why do you invite this douchebag? He has no ethics and is bitter about Musk’s success.

  15. @jennakae

    June 12, 2024 at 7:31 pm

    what a creepy face this Ross Gerber has. I wonder about all these guitars he is displaying. Is that a kind of show off? ????

  16. @cpangws

    June 12, 2024 at 7:41 pm

    The conflict of interest with the corrupt Tesla Board and Elon will still be the issue with the courts which needs to still be address. If the shareholder decides to put newer board member I pretty sure Elon would also walk. We will all find out that Elon may be the greatest con artist of this era.

  17. @guy_with_phone4466

    June 12, 2024 at 7:49 pm

    I’d pay a guy 50B if he made my 50B into 500B. 73% of shareholders agree with me on this

  18. @johnnylittle8188

    June 12, 2024 at 8:08 pm

    JEALOUS ASS HATERS! THEY WISH THEY COULD HAVE HIS MONEY AND MIND!

  19. @user-ow2kl9oz6e

    June 12, 2024 at 8:13 pm

    Spending billions helps the USA economy

  20. @biofueler

    June 12, 2024 at 8:29 pm

    I agree ????

  21. @johnkelley1426

    June 12, 2024 at 8:53 pm

    TSLA’s BOD ought be fired for incompetence. The BOD failed to put a morals clause into Musk’s contract. Any fool at age 50 with 3 divorces screams they lack social skills beyond grade school.

  22. @NasserDabaja-go2hd

    June 12, 2024 at 9:03 pm

    clown ????

  23. @enquirymind4501

    June 12, 2024 at 9:19 pm

    5 Elements of an Enforceable Contract – last time I checked, Elon Musk”s pay packages met all 5 elements !!!

  24. @signalfire6

    June 12, 2024 at 9:27 pm

    Sure, give the spoiled brat 50 billion dollars. What could go wrong?

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