In a 2020 interview, Bill Gates highlighted a crucial difference between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs, emphasizing that comparing them is a gross oversimplification. While both have made world-changing contributions—Musk through electric cars, reusable rockets, and tunneling innovations, and Jobs through design, talent, and marketing—Gates noted that Musk is a hands-on engineer whereas Jobs was a cultural visionary. Gates concluded that although both are iconic figures, conflating their unique qualities obscures what makes each of them exceptional.
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00:00What do Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Steve Jobs have in common?
00:03More than you think.
00:05But Gates says one crucial difference changes everything.
00:08In a 2020 interview, Gates didn't hold back.
00:11He called the Musk-Jobs comparison a gross oversimplification.
00:16Yes, both changed the world.
00:18Gates acknowledged Musk's electric cars, reusable rockets, and tunneling innovations.
00:22But here's the catch.
00:24Elon's a hands-on engineer, Gates said.
00:26Steve, a genius at design, talent, and marketing.
00:30You wouldn't walk into a room and confuse them.
00:32Jobs-shaped culture.
00:34Musk builds tech, their genius, completely different flavors.
00:38The takeaway?
00:39They're icons in their own right, but not interchangeable.
00:42Gates says if you blur the line between them, you miss what truly makes them great.