To the Moon: Elon Musk's High-Powered Visions

What impresses me most about Elon Musk is that he is investing a very large portion of his personal fortune for his next steps, instead of sitting on it or counting it.

(EDIT: Thanks for correcting. Original headline was roughly: "Guess who we should admire -- it's not Larry Ellison".)

Holy poo! That is impressive by any measure. I can't tell you how many business types have approached me with ideas that "should be trivial" only to find out they have no cs or programming background. Wish there were more leaders with his willingness to get their hands dirty.

http://www.ellisonfoundation.org/adsp.jsp?key=01misstmnt

Admittedly I don't agree with their approach - very staid, very stuck in the NIA approach that hasn't done a great deal to advance longevity science - but you can't say Ellison isn't putting money towards grand goals.