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Perhaps as a lesson to the entrepreneurs on here who are hoping to strike it rich, and who are not yet married?

• usaar333 16y ago
  Or in Musk's case, are married and then strike it rich.
  • jacquesm 16y ago
    Nonsense, Elon Musk was already a millionaire from the sale of zip2 to Compaq in 1999, he married in 2000.
    • usaar333 16y ago
      Whoops, my bad. (I extrapolated the "met in college" quote on his wikipedia entry and the "married young" (which isn't actually true) quote on his ex-wifes).
    • chegra84 16y ago
      It's more a lesson to get pre-nup because not only you can get screwed in a divorce, your partners and shareholders could to. So, if your significant other ask why you need a pre-nup hand them that line and it so happens to be true.
  • varjag 16y ago
    Per the article, his wife proposed after he made his first fortune.