Elon just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day.
400 of them are now worth over $100 million.
These aren't VCs. They're SpaceX employees, and the list includes welders, technicians, and cafeteria staff, because for two decades the company paid every level of the workforce in stock instead of higher salaries.
Juan Hernandez immigrated from Mexico and took a $28 an hour contractor welding job in 2015. He says he didn't even know what SpaceX was. The company gave him a $10,000 equity grant and let him buy more shares through payroll deductions. That stake is now worth $880,000.
Trevor Hise's parents wanted him to take a stable job at General Electric. He picked SpaceX instead, stayed 12 years, and accumulated over 100,000 shares. At the $135 listing price that's $13.5 million. He's 37 and semiretired. His words: "The magnitude of this has been ridiculous."
The most telling detail came before the listing. Over 100 employees quietly banded together and negotiated a group wealth management deal covering up to $5 billion, because none of them had ever needed a wealth manager before.
Software IPOs have minted millionaires for 30 years. This is the first one where the money went to the factory floor.
The British TV show "Teletubbies" aired from 1997 to 2001.
Contrary to their on-screen appearance, the characters were huge: Tinky Winky was 10 feet tall, Po was 6 feet 6 inches, Laa-Laa was 6 feet 5 inches, and Dipsy was 8 feet.
To make them appear small, the show was filmed on a massive set in Wimpstone, Warwickshire, which was kept secret for a long time. However, once the show's location became known, it became an unintended tourist spot, with people trespassing to visit the "Tubbytronic Superdome."
Frustrated with the disturbances, the landowners decided to flood the set.
Fake Klay Thompson (@BigDawsTv) was banned from the Chase Center for life last night, he walked by “five layers of Warriors security guards” and warmed up on the court for 10 minutes before being caught.
(He also spent $10k on tix)