Had he stuck to his roots in South Africa, would he have got the same opportunities he did abroad?
Would his products have got the same recognition as they did and still do abroad?
Two weeks ago, Elon Musk became the richest man on Earth. The 49-year-old’s net worth hit $186 billion at 10.15am on January 6— making him $1.5 billion richer than Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who had held the top spot since October 2017.
The feat, however, did not last long as Bezos reclaimed his crown days later. But Musks’ stint at the top did not come as a surprise to many. Whispers in Wall Street have it that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is expected to breeze past basically anyone ahead of him within the year.
