Musk Leaves Investors Starstruck at Dimon’s SpaceX Extravaganza

Elon Musk can still enchant investors with his vision of the future.

Any questions about SpaceX’s record-breaking initial public offering — be it about the valuation, the company’s trajectory or technical execution — were brushed aside as the retail marketing for the deal got under way. Smitten with the world’s richest man and lauding his character, many participants at an investor event hosted by Jamie Dimonat JPMorgan Chase’s headquarters chose to focus on the big picture.

“It was an epic event,” said Sidd Pagidipati, founder and chairman of Ayon Capital. “This company I think will ...