> Bezos and Musk would work just as hard if they only had 10% of the financial equity share in their companies that they have today. This is absolutely not a g

> Bezos and Musk would work just as hard if they only had 10% of the financial equity share in their companies that they have today. This is absolutely not a given. Not because the value changes, but because it implies they no longer own a controlling interest in the company and have to answer to a board. Musk explicitly does not want to take SpaceX public because shareholders are terrible bosses for long term visions (colonizing mars).