The writer is a longtime Silicon Valley investor, former board member of PayPal and an investor in SpaceX
One man approaches government like a company. The other considers government his company. Anyone who has worked in Silicon Valley knows which to choose. For results, modern management beats medieval rule.
The eruption between Elon Musk and Donald Trump has reverberated around the world. It must be mortifying for those in Silicon Valley who threw their support behind the president thinking he would shrink the federal government. With Musk’s departure, any hope of a disciplined approach to the US government and budget goes as well. Musk is right; the Trump budget is an abomination.