Elon Musk has spent a lifetime pursuing his convictions—often against great odds—from making space travel affordable to converting the world to electric-powered cars. His latest gambit: a $43 billion offer to take Twitter private in the name of defending free speech.
It isn’t without clear self-interest. His rise to become the world’s richest man was aided by his savvy use of Twitter to build support for his vision of the future, one that has helped him raise billions of dollars over the years from investors to fund Tesla and Space Exploration Technologies Corp.
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