Alain Guillot

Life, Leadership, and Money Matters

Tag: Elon Musk

  • How Globalization Shapes Income Inequality: Lessons from History and Modern Trends

    How Globalization Shapes Income Inequality: Lessons from History and Modern Trends

    Points in this article: Making money is a talent like many others People have many different talents and attributes. Some people are amazing artists, others are great at sports, some women might be extraordinarily attractive and they know how to leverage their looks, and some people are good at the game of making money. However,…

  • Why Elon Musk turned to the Right

    Why Elon Musk turned to the Right

    Elon Musk is one of the business leaders I admire most. With the U.S. elections approaching and Elon Musk putting his support behind Donald Trump, I wanted to understand why, especially since he was once more aligned with the Democratic Party. His shift in political alliances is particularly interesting given that only a few years…

  • Elon Musk and Starlink, Masters of the Universe

    Elon Musk and Starlink, Masters of the Universe

    This week United Airlines and Air France, announced that it will offer free Wi-Fi on every plane, joining Qatar and Hawaiian Airlines. Very soon, Wi-Fi will be a staple in every major airline in the world. This is in addition to many cruise ship companies and hundreds of private yacht and commercial boats already using…

  • Resilience Born from Pain: The Impact of Bullying on High Achievers

    Resilience Born from Pain: The Impact of Bullying on High Achievers

    Did you know that if you had some trauma in your childhood, that can influence your goals and ambitions for the rest of your life? When I was a child growing up in Colombia, I got into a lot of fights and, regrettably, I bullied a few kids. It’s a part of my past that…

  • Why Wealthy People Are Running Away From High-Tax Jurisdictions

    Why Wealthy People Are Running Away From High-Tax Jurisdictions

    The Progressive Tax System is unjust Many jurisdictions impose high taxes on their most productive members of society while offering minimal taxes to those who contribute the least or nothing. Imagine an accountant, an engineer, or a nurse who has spent years studying and working long hours, only to face tax rates of up to…

  • Billionaires and Their Generosity Are Shaping a Better Future for All

    Billionaires and Their Generosity Are Shaping a Better Future for All

    Billionaires are giving away most of their wealth. All my life I have been hearing that Billionaires are greedy, that all they care about is their money, at the exclusion of everything else, but that’s not true, billionaires are extremely generous, with many of them giving all their wealth away to many charitable organizations. Last…