Elon Musk
Elon Musk is a member of various Silicon Valley and Hollywood circles. Here, he is pictured at Heidi Klum's Halloween party.
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SpaceX founder Elon Musk embraces his brother, Kimbal Musk, after being recognized by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building following the successful launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 20, 2020.
Elon Musk embraces his brother, Kimbal Musk.
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Kimbal Musk has been brought into Musk's businesses. The younger Musk is on the boards of both companies.

Zip2 was started by the two brothers. The startup was sold for $300 million. In 2015, Kimbal Musk told Vanity Fair that he and Musk would wrestle in the office.

At the trial over Musk's compensation, Kimbal Musk said that the two men often vacation with their families, visiting places like Jackson Hole and David Copperfield's Island.

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The two had been friends for a long time, but they seem to have stopped being friends recently.

Musk was praised by Dorsey as a good example of how to use the platform. In the past, Dorsey has asked Musk for feedback on how to run the company, and Musk has praised the former CEO many times.

When Musk tried to join the board of directors of the company, he was quickly supported by Dorsey.

I don't think anyone should own or run the social networking site. It doesn't want to be a company, it wants to be a public good. "Ely is the only solution I trust to solve the problem of it being a company." I trust his intentions.

Now that Musk is in charge, Dorsey has criticized some of his decisions.

The source is Insider.

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One of Musk's first ventures was a partnership with the LinkedIn founder.

The group of entrepreneurs that helped build the business venture and later went on to found some of Silicon Valley's most successful companies is known as thePayPal Mafia.

In an interview with Axios earlier this year, he said he was initially wary of Musk's decision to buyTwitter, but that he never doubted Musk for long.

He has supported Musk before. The businessman went to bat for Musk after Trump criticized him.

I wasn't surprised to see Trump's attacks onelonmusk. "Elun's a classic immigrant story, anentrepreneur with a real record of success," he wrote. The EV revolution, the resurrected US rocket industry, and the fight against climate change are some of the things that have started.

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Zenefits COO David Sacks
Zenefits COO David Sacks
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David Sacks is a member of thePayPal Mafia and has supported Musk in the past.

In its court battle against Musk, Sacks was subpoenaed by the company, after Sacks responded to Musk with ideas on how to fix the site. The investor called it a giant fishing expedition.

Since Musk took the company private, Sacks has defended him. According to the New York Times, members of Musk's team were referred to as "Elon's goons."

Musk is close with several other members of thePayPal Mafia, including investors.

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Jason Calacanis
Jason Calacanis
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Calacanis is an angel investor and friend of Musk who frequently promotes the CEO on social media.

There were many text messages between Musk and Calacanis.

At one point, Calacanis offered to be the CEO of the social media company and pitched a number of ideas about how to change it.

"You know I'm ride or die brother, I'd jump on a Grande for you," Calacanis said in a text message to Musk.

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Steve Jurvetson has been friends with Musk for 25 years, and Musk has been known to party at his house.

From 2006 to 2020 he served on the board of directors atTesla.

Musk stood by Jurvetson after he was accused of sexual harassment, despite leaving his firm. In a Facebook post at the time, Jurvetson denied the allegations were true.

Jurvetson was put on leave from the boards of the two companies pending the resolution of the accusations.

Sex and drug use were reported at the Half Moon Bay home where the event was hosted. Musk defended Jurvetson at the event.

He didn't know if there were sex parties in Silicon Valley. You're in the wrong place if you want a wild party.

The New York Post reported that Musk posted pictures of himself with Brin at a party for his wife.

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Peter Thiel (left) and Elon Musk (right) pose for a story about PayPal.
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They have had ups and downs. They have worked together for decades, but they haven't always seen eye to eye.

When Confinity merged with Musk's X, they combined their banking companies into one.

Soon after, Musk crashed his McLaren with Thiel in the passenger seat. Musk wanted to show off the car's speed.

According to a book by Max Chafkin, a source close to both men said that Musk thinks of Thiel as a fraud.

According to Chafkin, Musk was on his honeymoon when he was ousted as CEO.

After the company had three failed rocket launches, Thiel invested $20 million in the business.

TheContrarian is a book about Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley's pursuit of power.

JB Straubel is the founder and CEO of Redwood Materials.
JB Straubel is the founder and CEO of Redwood Materials.
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During the early years of the company, Musk and the CEO of the company collaborated.

After a lunch meeting, the two men decided to join the company. They joined the company in 2004 after being introduced to the company's co-founders.

The CEO of the company wished that he was the only one. He founded his own EV battery recycling company in the year 2017!

When it was reported that Straubel's wife had died in a car accident, Musk sent him hiscondolences.

Time reported earlier this year that Straubel was still on good terms with Musk. He said that the CEO of the company can be difficult to work for.

Time is one of the sources.

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Billy and Musk have a friendly relationship on the social networking site.

The man who calls himself "Shibetoshi Nakamoto" is often seen interacting with Musk on social media. The two men seem to agree on a lot of things.

The billionaire appeared to support him after he criticized Jackson Palmer, the other creator of Doge coin.

Musk helps buoy the currency to new highs by promoting it on social media. A year ago, Musk booked a mission to the moon that would be funded entirely by Doge coin.

The source is Insider.

Joe Rogan and Elon Musk
Joe Rogan (right) and Elon Musk
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Musk and Joe Rogan seem to have become friends.

The billionaire has been on "The Joe Rogan Experience" twice since smoking marijuana on Rogan's show. Rogan has promoted Musk's companies on social media, including a sneak peek of theTesla Cybertruck earlier this year.

The two men were at a barbeque in Austin with Dave Chappelle and Musk's girlfriend.

In April, Rogan applauded Musk for his offer to buy the company.

Are you going to get rid of the happy mob on the social networking site? Musk received a text from Rogan on April 4.

Rogan on April 25 sent another text after Musk offered to acquire the micro-messaging service. I want you to get on the social networking site. We should throw a party if you do. Musk used the " 100" symbol.

Insider is the source of the information.

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The New York Times reported that Musk liked Nathan Fielder.

Musk makes Fielder laugh at parties, according to the publication. The Comedy Central show "Nathan For You" was written and directed by the comedian. Fielder gives unusual ideas to struggling small businesses.

The comedian was invited by Musk to have lunch at the company. Musk shared a photo of his "Dumb Starbucks" coffee mug with a nod to Fielder's business project that went viral.

—nathan fielder (@nathanfielder) February 20, 2016

Fielder has been invited to Musk's parties.

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"Rick and Morty" was created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon.
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The creators of "Rick and Morty" have a relationship with Musk.

Musk stated that he was a fan of the show.

—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 23, 2017

Is it really disgusting? The TV show's official account said just wait. By the end of the season, the entire Musk family will be disgusted.

The theory that machine intelligence will one day surpass our own was discussed by Musk and Rick andMorty.

Two years later, Musk made a brief appearance on the show as the CEO of Tuskla.

The New York Times reported earlier this year that Musk had arranged meet-and-greets with two of his friends.

Musk was praised by Roiland for buying into the micro-messaging service.

Roiland said that he loved that Musk was the majority owner of the social networking site.

Musk should meet friends of his who created a program to verify people's identities, he suggested.

He said he would "raise the identity issue" with the then CEO of the company.

The New York Times is a reliable source of information.

Kanye West and Elon Musk attend TIME 100 Gala, TIME's 100 Most Influential People In The World at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 21, 2015 in New York City.
George Lucas (right), Kanye West (center), and Elon Musk in 2015.
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There is a complicated history between Musk and Ye.

The friendship between Musk and West was apparent when Musk shared a photo of him and West in front of a rocket factory with the caption, "Kanye stopped by the SpaceX factory today."

—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 24, 2011

Musk said that Ye fought for his place in the cultural pantheon with a purpose. In 2020, Musk expressed his support for Ye when he announced that he was running for president.

In the past, Ye has supported Musk. The rapper gave an impromptu speech at a school in which he told people to leave that man alone.

The friendship between Musk and Ye seems to have hit a roadblock after Musk kicked the rapper off the social networking site.

Musk said he tried his best after he was suspended. He again violated our rule against inciting violence. There will be a suspension of the account.

Musk said in the meeting that he wanted to punch Ye after he posted the picture of the swastika.

Ye made some weird comments about Musk. Ye called the billionaire a "genetic hybrid" in December of last year. Musk said he took the comment as a compliment and Ye said it was meant as a compliment.

The source is Insider.

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