Google co-founder Larry Page on why he'd give his fortune to Elon instead of to charity:"THAT'S A WORTHY GOAL."Charlie R | Hanami
Google co-founder Larry Page on why he'd give his fortune to Elon instead of to charity:
"THAT'S A WORTHY GOAL."
Charlie Rose: "Just simply giving it to Elon Musk, because you had confidence that he would change the future."
Larry Page: "He wants to go to Mars to back up humanity, that's a worthy goal, but it's a company."
That was on the TED stage in 2014, when SpaceX hadn't landed a single booster yet.
One of the richest men on Earth looked at a rocket company and saw the best place to put his money.
Charity spends money once. A company building toward Mars keeps paying it forward.
Mars is humanity's backup drive.
Video: TED / TED2014, "Where's Google going next?" Larry Page with Charlie Rose(Historical earnings: For fiscal 2026Q2 (period ended 2026-06-30), SpaceX reported basic and diluted EPS of -1.12, net loss of USD 4.817 billion, and revenue of USD 12.508 billion.
Consensus expectations: For the upcoming 2026Q3 event, consensus expects EPS of 0.1674 and revenue of USD 12.978 billion.)