The Inspirational Success Story Elon Musk - Entrepreneur First Magazine
Elon Musk is a South African-born entrepreneur, inventor, and business magnate. He is best known as the CEO and co-founder of SpaceX, a private space exploration company, and Tesla, Inc., an electric vehicle and clean energy company. He is also known for his ambitious plans to colonize Mars and his numerous other ventures, including Neuralink and The Boring Company. Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa. He attended the University of Pretoria and later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics. He then went on to study physics at Stanford University but dropped out after two days to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams. Musk’s career began in 1995 when he co-founded Zip2, a company that provided online city guides to newspapers. In 1999, Compaq acquired Zip2 for $307 million, and Musk received $22 million from the sale. He then used his share of the money to found X.com, an online payment company that l...