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@elonmusk says he was literally “all in” betting everything he owned on Tesla and SpaceX when his third rocket failed and Peter Thiel stepped in to save SpaceX:
“My buddies from PayPal saved my butt.”
“Peter Thiel’s been a big supporter. He invested in SpaceX at an important time in 2008. Before orbit. After our 3rd failure but before success:”
“Big credit to Peter and
@LukeNosek and the other guys at
@foundersfund. Basically my buddies from PayPal.”