- “Every tech leader wants to bench press,” said Brian Chesky, head of Airbnb.
- The oath follows Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg’s apparent agreement to have a cage fight.
- “I’ve been waiting for this kind of physical battle in the tech industry,” Chesky told Bloomberg.
Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk seem poised to face off in a head-to-head, and now the Airbnb CEO wants to get in on the action, too.
Brian Chesky told Bloomberg’s Dave Lee. “A tech leader would try bench pressing,” he said. “Cage matching seems to cross a line I don’t need to cross.”
The vows came days after Musk challenged Meta to a cage fight, escalating the rivalry.
On Tuesday, Musk tweeted that Mehta’s rumored plans to launch a Twitter rival company meant people were “exclusively at Zack’s mercy and have no other choice.” 1 user replied, Zuckerberg is practicing jiu-jitsu and warns Musk to ‘be careful’, and Musk complies answered: “If he does, I’m going to enter the cage match (laughs).”
Mr Zuckerberg was quick to respond to Mr Musk’s call to dispute his disagreement on Instagram Stories, posting Wednesday, “Send me your location.”
“I’ve been waiting for a physical battle like this in the tech field. It’s very interesting,” an Airbnb head told Lee, voicing his opinion on the billionaire’s cage-in-the-cage battle plan.
After taking up jiu-jitsu and winning several tournaments recently, Mr. Zuckerberg transformed his physique and joined the ranks of low tech executives.
Christ Licht, who recently stepped down as CNN CEO, opened up about his weight loss journey in his now infamous profile. Atlantic It effectively robbed him of his job. After an early morning workout, he said he’s lost nearly 50 pounds over the past three years.
Licht also attacked his predecessor Jeff Zucker, saying, “Zucker can’t do this shit.”
Airbnb did not immediately respond to an insider request for comment made outside of normal business hours.