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- Bill Gates name-checked Elon Musk and Steve Jobs during a fireside chat on Thursday.
- The Microsoft founder said he considers himself "very nice" compared to his fellow tech leaders.
- But Gates acknowledged that a certain level of intensity is required in innovative fields.
Bill Gates said he considers himself a more relaxed boss than many of his tech compatriots at the top.
The Microsoft founder name-checked Elon Musk and Steve Jobs during a fireside chat on Thursday after being awarded the Peter G. Peterson Leadership Excellence Award by the Economic Club of New York.