Quote from: RE on May 06, 2025, 06:52 PMI'm saying nothing about Elon. 

I am. He is apparently the poster child for taking some small investment and turning it into something far larger without being part of a cabal of rich folk whom he inherited his billions from. Which doesn't make him the poster child for rich folk in general, but more smart folks who can get things done, even if they might be assholes.

Quote from: REFrom Wiki, I now know this much about Erroll Musk:
One can be certain from this There were numerous bankers and other bizmen in the circle Elon could pitch his ideas to.  Wasn't he part of the PayPal startup?
RE

He was certainly part of the PayPal startup. Where he made his first big bucks. And that is taking an idea, and turning it into his first billions. Starting with, early on, pops giving him $32G's.

As to whether or not bankers and financiers were involved, they probably ALWAYS are, as most folks who are smart with good ideas need startup capital, and have to convince others to provide.

I've worked with enough BCG guys to know that one, and watched while they did it. My first oil project was with $10 million in Hong Kong investor money back in the 80's, and that was just chump change involving BCG help

The ones I knew who where on the board tended to be West Point grads, didn't know enough of their background to know if they came from rich families, or were just smart folks like Elon and who also had good ideas, or financed their own and that was their work at BCG.