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![LauraPowellEsq Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::374174560.png) Laura Powell [@LauraPowellEsq](/creator/twitter/LauraPowellEsq) on x 74.4K followers
Created: 2025-07-14 23:05:59 UTC

Gavin Newsom brags about having started businesses “with no trust funds.”

But while he himself did not have a trust fund, his business partner—who was like a brother to him—came from one of the wealthiest families in the world. The Gettys provided the initial investment that made the business possible. He says he “started with nothing”—just XX investors who gave $XXXXX each. (In today’s dollars, that would be around $223,399.)

To anyone who calls him elitist, Gavin says, “F*ck you.” 

One thing he gets right is when he starts to say his success in business is not due to him being “naturally gifted.”

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XXXXXX engagements

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