In Cuban’s vision, his reformed tech company would be profitable, a philosophy that runs afoul the federal government’s ethos to offer public goods and services. It’s a view that’s not too far from Musk’s, which aims to run the government like a business.

Mark Cuban expressed his admiration for Elon Musk's business acumen and risk-taking approach, despite their ideological differences.

Elon Musk has spent decades building a universe of companies that has served as an incubator for up-and-coming engineers and a proving ground for his inner circle. That universe — an ecosystem of Silicon Valley tech titans,