Submitted by zaham_ijjan t3_yflxwb in Jokes
ultinateplayer t1_iu5v16h wrote
Reply to comment by Iz-kan-reddit in why Elon musk is A true Edison of our time ? by zaham_ijjan
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/elon-musk-made-money-rich-b2212599.html
Musk "walked the streets of New York with emeralds in his pockets".
His seed money came from his dad, that money came from a profitable emerald venture amongst other things.
So that emerald money.
[deleted] t1_iu5x6yh wrote
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Iz-kan-reddit t1_iu5y22n wrote
>Musk "walked the streets of New York with emeralds in his pockets".
As a teen, with daddy's emeralds, not his.
>His seed money came from his dad,
He disputes that, saying his dad didn't invest until a later funding round. In any case, it was $28K, which is a pittance when building a billion dollar fortune.
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