I would assume it's more parenting + rich people than genetics. Also note that Bill Gate's mother sat on the board of open source foundation and she was the one that introduced IBM to Bill Gates and how her Son (Bill) had created this software.

I am an ex-IBMer and trust me, IBM never calls anyone. They have a mind of their own. It's a dinosaur dancing in these new arenas

It wasn't an open source foundation it was United Way https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Way_Worldwide in which Mary Maxwell Gates was the first woman to ever chair (she was the first woman in a few other places as well).

John Opel who became CEO of IBM in 1981 at the time was also on the same board.

The introduction according to the few sources I've read took place in 1982 or 1983 which was well after Microsoft has been founded and actually after Microsoft signed the first contract with IBM.

Genetics give you a greater chance of being smart ( if both parents are smart). Your statement seems to reasonate with me: 2nd generation : wealthy.

Eg. You need the stablility from the 2nd generation to get to the 3rd ( getting investment loans, contacts, ...) and the opportunity to "hit for the stars" multiple times.

Introduction to IBM is summarized under: contacts.

The jury is still out on the causal relationship between iq and net worth.

Amazing story. Another case of where personal connections really matter. Not some impersonal business decisions that people trust in. I mean that is some ultimate networking just very few people have.

His mother is a rich successful model. What poor person has the means to move to another country and start a tech company. How are you so massively illogical and incoherent in your ability to think?

Your statement seems to reasonate with me: 2nd generation : wealthy.

Wealthy =/= rich, it doesn't exclude rich people also. He could start a software business without a lot of parents money. Elon earned 22 million with Zip2 and they started it with angel investors. It's claimed that his father also provided $28,000 for starting it. ( that's peanuts)

I said: You need the stablility from the 2nd generation to get to the 3rd ( getting investment loans, contacts, ...) and the opportunity to "hit for the stars" multiple times.

Getting money from angel investors is summarized under: "getting investment loans".

You probably didn't read what i was saying: From poor to wealthy to rich. Elon did this. I never claimed that he went from poor to rich.

I think my ability to think is better than your ability to read.

$28,000 is peanuts now?

In the grand scheme of things, sure, it's not much, but consider the time and place where he was that his father could just give him that much money.

I have a lot more in my bank and just bought a apartment in a pretty expensive area ( 30 years old)

I'm in no way rich, but have no money troubles. I also saved a lot, worked a lot and lived with my parents pretty long

You’re just proving his point. The opportunity cost of sacrificing so much for so long compared to not having to and being able to take big risks with a lot of potential upside.

Aren't i proving my first point? Being wealthy is sufficient. You don't need to be rich.

And if you count all that was directly involved in the creation of this company ? How much does it become then ?

1) $28000 cash

2) Food & lodging for him and his brother in Palo Alto

3) two debt-free Stanford educations (him & his brother), including PhD (which he walked out on)

How much does that come to ?

Where does it say his parents paid for it? Was the PhD a requirement, since he quitted it?

How expensive would renting an appartment be in that time, 750$ / month? Did he rent one? Because he doesn't have a house there and stays with friends a lot of the time https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-Elon-Musk-does-not-hav...

He and a fellow student rented a vacant frat house and transformed it into a nightclub. Quite a daring and bold move for a low-income college student. ( https://sites.psu.edu/danielpassion/2017/03/24/entrepreneur-... )

Don't overreact. I never said he came from poor. Why do people keep misreading that?

First paying for an extra year ... and then walking out on it, like Elon did, requires more than "not coming from poor" in my experience.

Now, granted, I'm not sure about that. I did not come from rich parents, and if I had walked out on any of my university years there was no way in hell I would see another dollar from parents for a long time.

His parents were wealthy, like I said. Not rich ( not a requirement)

Also, Elon was free to do what he wanted. Not everyone has the same parents/conditionals, but that is off topic though