Warren Buffett said Elon Musk wouldn’t want to come after him in the candy business. Challenge accepted.

Musk is “starting a candy company & it’s going to be amazing,” he said in a Twitter post Saturday. He was pushing back after Buffett and his business partner Charlie Munger said the Tesla Inc. founder was wrong to believe “moats are lame,” as Musk said in a conference call this week. A moat is a business’ competitive advantage that keeps rivals at bay.

Buffett said that there are still businesses with moats, including the See’s Candies unit that Berkshire Hathaway Inc. owns, and that Musk wouldn’t want to take on his company in that area.

“I am super super serious,” Musk said of his candy idea:


I am super super serious — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2018

Then I’m going to build a moat & fill it w candy. Warren B will not be able to resist investing! Berkshire Hathaway kryptonite … — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 6, 2018

He also tweeted a movie clip from the animated “Trolls,” with characters dancing to Justin Timberlake’s song “Can’t Stop The Feeling!”


Musk didn’t provide an explanation for the video.