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Elon didn't "build" any of his businesses, he is and always was the "money guy". He provided startup capital for X.com and SpaceX, but never did any substantial
by hannasanarion 4y ago
Elon didn't "build" any of his businesses, he is and always was the "money guy". He provided startup capital for X.com and SpaceX, but never did any substantial technical work on either. He bought Tesla after they already had several prototypes and started cosplaying as "founder" and fired everybody who called BS.
- megaman821 4y agoAny tips for the rest of us on how we can "money guy" our way to one of the richest people on earth?
- hannasanarion 4y agoStep 1: Inherit a fortune from your family of modern day slavers Step 2: Have those loads of that money available during the first months of a widely anticipated telecom revolution. Step 3: pour that money into the most obviously practical use case of the brand new technology to quickly capture market share, optimally one where network effects will solidify your monopoly in perpetuity, such as payment processing