Inside Elon Musk’s trillion dollar mission to colonise Mars

About this episode

The episode discusses Elon Musk's plans for SpaceX's IPO and the implications of his potential trillionaire status.

Two big events have put Elon Musk in the spotlight. First, a jury has dismissed Elon Musk’s case against Sam Altman and OpenAI after three weeks of testimony. But while this blockbuster trial was taking place, the Tesla CEO was making plans to get his other company, SpaceX, onto the public stock market. The space exploration company has filed for a huge IPO that will likely be the largest in history, valuing the company at up to $1.75 trillion and making Musk the world’s first trillionaire. Danny Fortson and Katie Prescott are joined by Wedbush Securities' Dan Ives to take a deeper look at the world’s richest man and discuss why this massive valuation is raising eyebrows. Get in touch: techpod@thetimes.co.uk Producer: Marnie Duke Executive Producer: Priyanka Deladia Image: Getty Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Danny Fortson, Katie Prescott

Guest: Dan Ives

Topics covered

• Elon Musk
• SpaceX
• IPO
• trillionaire
• technology
• business
• news

Keywords

• Elon Musk
• SpaceX
• IPO
• trillionaire
• Sam Altman
• OpenAI
• Dan Ives
• technology
• business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Tesla, SpaceX, Wedbush Securities

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