The SpaceX Mafia is here

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• Former SpaceX employees have launched startups with over $3 billion in venture funding.
• The SpaceX Mafia is backed by top venture firms like Andreessen Horowitz and Founders Fund.
• The SpaceX culture of ownership and innovation shaped these leaders and their companies.

Elon Musk was part of the original PayPal Mafia, a club whose members became tech world titans. Now he's building a new legacy: Meet the SpaceX Mafia.

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