Elon Musk’s Vision: Building an Abundant Future
“We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there.” ~Charles F. Kettering
When Elon became the world’s wealthiest man he had already been the world’s most powerful man for some time…
This is because Elon is optimizing for his missions and not simply trying to rack up his net worth as much as possible. If maximum net worth was the goal SpaceX would likely be a publicly traded company, rather than privately owned.
Elon owns the majority of SpaceX (54% with 78% voting control) and since he does not have to answer to investors he has more time and energy available to roll out new innovations faster.
Interestingly this is what Ashlee Vance (Author of the bestselling biography of Elon) said when Elon became the world’s richest man officially:
“When I set out to write a bio on @elonmusk, he was worth a paltry few billion. Did not really think I’d end up writing about the richest person in the world because his companies were so risky.
How many people in a similar position would take a personal fortune of $200 million and bet it all on solar, electric cars and rockets in 2001?”
Tesla and SpaceX surviving the 2008 financial crash by the skin of their teeth and rising to dominate two of the most competitive industries in the world is undoubtedly one of the best business stories of all time.
Elon has attributed his engineering mind due to the genetics and upbringing he obtained from his father. Elon’s father is an Engineer also and Elon has explained how he grew up around an engineering environment.
Elon’s success does not surprise me, because Elon is a brilliant human being.
What others perceive as ultra risky do not understand the depths of Elon’s intelligence, his fierce work ethic, and his ability to get the job done better than anyone.
Elon is looking towards the future and planning with Tesla and Optimus humanoid robots and energy products to usher in amazing abundance for all.
Master Plan IV video explains in 1 minute 23 seconds.
As Elon plans a Starlink IPO his wealth is tracking towards a trillion USD and beyond.
Never bet against Elon.