I have genuinely struggled to find this information. * How wealthy was Elon before starting his own products ? * How much of this investment in various compan

I have genuinely struggled to find this information. * How wealthy was Elon before starting his own products ? * How much of this investment in various companies was non-bootstrapped / not momentum from a past sale ? ________ I feel that many people born rich do not wider idea behind Henry Ford's famous quote: " don't ask me how I made my first million. " It highlights the inbuilt privilege that those born rich/stable have, and the luck/shady-ness required to reach that 1st point. Would Musk have been able to do any of the things he does if zip2 wasn't such a huge success. Would have been able to start anything if he didn't have the financial stability due to being born rich or the access granted by a network at UPenn. I'd say the goalpost has been moved to the point of FIRE. A silicon valley employee won't be able to take any of the risks/efforts needed to summon lady luck. If you're spending 60 hrs/week at work, have family to support or simply a bad visa situation, then good luck taking your 1st leap. "The 1st million don't pop out of thin air."