Monday morning. I opened X, and a post stopped me.

Elon Musk says he plans to give every child in America one of his SpaceX shares next year.

It is a pledge. We still need to see the details.
Whether it happens or not, it made me think.

As a father and an entrepreneur, the share did not interest me.

The conversation it could start did.

The family is watching a rocket launch.

The child asks: “Do I own a tiny part of that?”

“Yes.”

“So when they launch a rocket, do we make money?”

Now there is a conversation worth having.

A launch costs money.
The company needs customers.
Getting paid does not mean making a profit.
Owning a share means sharing the uncertainty too.

All from a question a child actually wanted answered.

We spend years preparing our children for their first salary.
Study hard. Develop skills. Find a good job.

That advice matters. But one day they will be offered equity, buy their first investment, or put their savings into a business.

Will ownership feel familiar by then?
Or will they learn it for the first time, with real money at stake?

Our children hear us say, “I work hard for this money.”

They should also hear us explain what we do with it, and why.

What was the first business or investment decision you explained to your children?
Krishna Lakamsani | Serial Entrepreneur | Investor | I write at the intersection of AI, capital, and the future of the human job market, sharing my life lessons, reflections, and honest takes from the founder-investor’s seat.