Apr
27
Even When He Turns Down Money, Elon Musk Makes Millions
ByElon Musk and his people are pretty fond of telling anyone who will listen that America’s favorite Bond villain come-to-life has never accepted the state-mandated minimum wage salary he is owed for being CEO of Tesla.
They like to repeat it because that narrative is badass catnip to entrepreneurial nerds. The fact that California insists he get paid about $35,000 but then he’s all “Nah son, keep it,” serves to further burnish Musk’s reputation as the golden boy of modern business.
Well, funny story…