Vinod Khosla urges Musk employees to resign

The details

• Vinod Khosla urged employees of Elon Musk-led companies to resign over Musk's remarks on race.
• Musk posted on X that white people are a 'rapidly diminishing minority' globally.
• Khosla accused Musk of promoting racially exclusionary ideology.
• Khosla said Musk wants 'WAGA' not 'MAGA'.
• Khosla called on non-whites and decent whites at Tesla, SpaceX and X to quit.
• Khosla asked them to send LinkedIn profiles to Khosla Ventures.
• Musk responded calling Khosla 'pompous' and rejecting racism allegations.
• Musk cited his partner Shivon Zilis is half Indian and his son named after Chandrasekhar.

The bigger picture

• The exchange highlights a public clash between two prominent tech figures.
• Khosla's call to resign is a rare direct appeal to employees of another company.
• The dispute centers on Musk's comments about race and demographic change.

About the business

• Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm.
• It was founded by Vinod Khosla.
• The firm invests in technology startups.

Founders

• Vinod Khosla, Founder

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