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musk's track record of bets is 4 out of 6[0] - a pretty good one. [0]: the successful bets: paypal, tesla, spacex, starlink. Failures: twitter, self-driving. T

• cmrdporcupine 2y ago
  paypal was not his success. he didn't start it, he just got pulled into a merger, and he had to be forced out of the company before it could succeed.
  • nailer 2y ago
    He started X and the merged company was called Paypal / X for a time.
    • red-iron-pine 2y ago
      and then he launched a bunch of dumbass initiatives, and Peter Thiel power-played him out, and ditched "X". his real victory was surviving long enough to make money from the merger and not get totally fleeced on the way out. and given the number of Russians using Starlink, I suspect it's a matter of time before his clearance is revoked and the US FedGov backs away further from SpaceX. wouldn't be surprised if there are ITAR violations there, too...
      • nailer 2y ago
        People can and will get their hands on technology and just as before Musk will continue to turn it off when they’re revealed. Are you alleging that Musk is conspiring to assist the Russians?