1. What is Silicon Valley?

2. a) What is significant about Elon Musk’s move from California to Texas?
b) What two companies does Musk own?

3. a) What is Elon Musk’s personal net worth?
b) What benefit does Mr. Musk gain by moving to Texas?

4. Elon Musk has lived much of his life in California, but he moved his residence to Texas. What did he say about California?

5. a) What company, original to Silicon Valley, is moving its headquarters to Texas?
b) Why did Palantir Tech CEO Alex Karp move his company’s headquarters to Denver this year?
c) What did Elon Musk say about Silicon Valley?
d) What did Palantir co-founder Joe Lonsdale, who moved to Austin this year, say about California’s governmental policies?

6. Watch the videos under “Resources” below. What do you think of Elon Musk’s view of government, innovation and California? - What is your reaction to his remarks?