Isaacson: Musk's first two companies made him ~$100M each — he bet it all on Mars
elonmusk · x · 2026-10-25
Biographer Walter Isaacson recounts that Elon Musk's first two companies each earned him roughly $100 million, and that instead of buying an island or a yacht, Musk chose to keep "putting his chips on the table" — deciding to build a rocket to Mars. Musk retweeted the clip.
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