His space
travel side venture, Blue Origin, still has a long way to go before it could reach SpaceX - levels of innovation and profitability, but it could further Bezos's net worth and in turn advance interest in space exploration, too.
The lack of understanding of
venture capital and the importance of tech start - ups among politicians is strange given the number of people from both
sides of Parliament who have enjoyed the largesse of the Israeli government and
travelled there.