How Elon Musk Is Rewriting The Rules On Founder Power

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10:46 AM PST · February 6, 2026

Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI, creating what mightiness beryllium nan blueprint for a caller Silicon Valley powerfulness structure. With his $800 billion net worthy already rivaling historical conglomerate GE’s highest marketplace cap, and Musk being vocal astir his position that “tech triumph is decided by velocity of innovation,” nan question isn’t whether a personal conglomerate can beryllium built, but alternatively really acold Musk himself is going to return it.

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