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O'Driscoll: Elon Musk's death would instantly erase $2 trillion in market value

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Rory O'Driscoll, General Partner at Scale Venture Partners, highlights the severe key-man risk facing public and private investors in Elon Musk's companies.

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“We are one horrible car crash away from two trillion dollars worth of value destruction.”

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The claim, plainly

Rory O'Driscoll claims that a sudden fatal accident involving Elon Musk would destroy roughly $2 trillion in market capitalization across his companies.

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