A Japanese billionaire has achieved recent global popularity by announcing that as he embarks on a ‘moon’ voyage via SpaceX’s maiden tourist trip, he is looking for a suitable female ‘life partner’ to accompany him.
Over the past few months, the definition of self-made has been fairly misconstrued by the general populous, on the back of notable media, celebrity and financial claims; perhaps the most prominent of these being Forbes’ listing of Kylie Jenner as America’s youngest self-made billionaire. Though not the only criteria for said listing, the term ‘self-made’ […]
Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin have long dominated the news with their respective advances in private space travel industry. But two private Chinese companies are also making big moves and gaining billions in investments as China's state space agency announces its own ambitious goals. Here's what's going on in the global space […]
What are a CEO’s words worth? In the case of Elon Musk’s tweet on August 7th, 2018 they’re worth about $4.4 million each. Elon Musk jolted financial markets by tweeting, “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.”
There are a number of different ways to run a business, and it takes a careful balance of different factors. Do you lead with your personality? Your sense of management? Honesty and humility, or being brash and bold? Lead with conscientiousness and care, or push the envelope unabashedly for the new and innovative? Whatever your […]
When Aileen Lee created the term ‘Unicorn’ to describe any privately held start-up valued at over $1 billion, she was speaking about their mythical rarity. But she could also have been talking about their mythical price tags. Below Will Lion at BBH Global delves into the process of valuing companies, and the rise and demise […]
Peter Beck is the real life rocket man. He loves rockets so much that he started Rocket Lab, a space startup specializing in lightweight, cost-effective commercial launch services. His goal is to make launching rockets into orbit as common as picking up your mail, and he’s making progress.
By Louisa Rochford First Mars, now the moon—Elon Musk isn’t the only one vying for space travel and the eventual colonisation of other planets in our galaxy. With Richard Branson also joining the fray, who will be the first? Is it possible, and what planet will we find ourselves inhabiting next? Elon Musk has been […]
Elon Musk is a 21st century creative visionary and one of the most successful entrepreneurs on the planet. Having founded two of the world’s most talked about and innovative companies in the world, Tesla Motors and SpaceX, and ranked the 25th most powerful man in the world this year by Forbes, it’s hard to think […]
The latest on Tesla’s most prominent rising star, Elon Musk, is that he and his company burn around $6,500 per minute on average. The company risks being insolvent before the end of the year, and the way Tesla is funded and spends money is like no other. Elon Musk has managed to put it off […]
Elon Musk is a phenomenon. He is viewed by many as the CEO of the future: a visionary constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible both in engineering and business. But is the man who has convinced numerous investors to entrust him with their billions and negotiated the potentially single largest bonus in business history […]
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