Elon Musk

what lesson did elon learn form the book

"you should try to take the set of actions that are likely to prolong civilization, minimize the probability of a dark age and reduce the length of a dark age if there is one."

who bought Zip2 and for how much?

Compaq acquired Zip2 for US$307 million in cash and US$34 million in stock options in February 1999. Musk received US$22 million for his 7 percent share from the sale.

how was elon treated by the other boys in his town

Elon was severely bullied i his childhood. even being hospitalized after a group of boys threw him down a flight of stains and then smashed his head into the pavement until he lost consciousness. he later reviled that he had to get a nose job to repair the damage

who was Mike Griffin?

Griffin had worked for the CIA's venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel, as well as NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and was just leaving Orbital Sciences, a maker of satellites and spacecraft.

what was Elons favorite book series as a child.

Iasimov's Foundation series

what copany did elon found with his brother?

In 1995, Musk and his brother, Kimbal, started Zip2, a web software company, with money raised from a small group of angel investors.

what company did elon found in 2001

In 2001, Musk conceptualized Mars Oasis, a project to land a miniature experimental greenhouse on Mars, containing food crops growing on Martian regolith, in an attempt to regain public interest in space exploration

when did elon return to russia? and with who?

In February 2002, the group returned to Russia to look for three ICBMs, bringing along Mike Griffin.

what did elon buy in 2017

In July 2017, Musk purchased the domain x.com from PayPal for an undisclosed amount, stating that it has sentimental value to him.

what company did elon found in 1999?

In March 1999, Musk co-founded X.com, an online financial services and e-mail payment company, with US$10 million from the sale of Zip2.

where did elon travle in october of 2001 to get russian rockets and space knowlage

In October 2001, Musk travelled to Moscow with Jim Cantrell (an aerospace supplies fixer), and Adeo Ressi (his best friend from college), to buy refurbished Dnepr Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) that could send the envisioned payloads into space.

when was paypal sold? for how much?

In October 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for US$1.5 billion in stock, of which Musk received US$165 million. Before its sale, Musk, who was the company's largest shareholder, owned 11.7% of PayPal's shares.

how did elon intend to save money?

It was concluded that theoretically, by applying vertical integration and the modular approach from software engineering, SpaceX could cut launch price by a factor of ten and still enjoy a 70-percent gross margin.

what copans did Zip2 sighn contracts with?

Musk obtained contracts with The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune[54] and persuaded the board of directors to abandon plans for a merger with CitySearch.

what hapened to elon in 2000 with paypal

Musk was ousted in October 2000 from his role as CEO (although he remained on the board) due to disagreements with other company leadership, notably over his desire to move PayPal's Unix-based infrastructure to Microsoft Windows.

what did elon realize on the flight home from Moscow?

On the flight back from Moscow, Musk realized that he could start a company that could build the affordable rockets he needed.

how was paypals early growth driven

PayPal's early growth was driven mainly by a viral marketing campaign where new customers were recruited when they received money through the service.

what did Zip2 do?

The company developed and marketed an Internet city guide for the newspaper publishing industry.

who did the elon meat with in russia on his second trip and what did he deside to do?

The group met again with Kosmotras, and were offered one rocket for US$8 million; however, this was seen by Musk as too expensive; Musk consequently stormed out of the meeting.

what company's did musk meat with and how did they see him and react to him

The group met with companies such as NPO Lavochkin and Kosmotras; however, according to Cantrell, Musk was seen as a novice and was consequently spat on by one of the Russian chief designers, and the group returned to the United States empty-handed.

what was elons ultamite goal for SpaceX?

Ultimately, Musk ended up founding SpaceX with the long-term goal of creating a true space faring civilization.

what was elon not alowed to do at Zip2?

While at Zip2, Musk wanted to become CEO; however, none of the board members would allow it.

what was elons childhood computer

At the age of 10, he developed an interest in computing with the Commodore VIC-20.

where did elon go to collage?

At the age of 17, in 1989, Elon Musk moved to Canada to attend Queen's University, avoiding mandatory service in the South African military.

what did elon calculate the the price of a rocket at from raw matirials?

According to early Tesla and SpaceX investor Steve Jurvetson, Musk calculated that the raw materials for building a rocket actually were only 3 percent of the sales price of a rocket at the time.

what elementary school did elon musk go to.

elon attended waterloof house preparatory school and bryanston high school. before graduating form Pretoria boys high school.

where did elon go after penn?

elon headed to stanfort university in california to pursure a PhD in energy physics.

how did elon intend to get to america?

elon knew that it was easy to get to the us from canada so he moved to canada against his fathers will in june of 1989 just before his 18th birthday and secured a canadian passport from his canadian born mother

where did elons father want him to go to collage? and where did he end up going? what did elon think about america?

elons father wanted him to attend collage in pretoria. but elon was determand to move to the united states. "I remember thinking and seeing that America is where great things are possible, more than any other country in the world."

what is elons relationship with his father

he lived with his father for alot of his hild hood wich he now says was one of his bigest mistake. As an adult, Musk has severed relations with his father, whom he has referred to as "a terrible human being".

why did elon live with as a child

he lived with his father in the sbuburbs of pretoria

what happend when elon moved to california

his move coincided with the Internet boom, and he dropped out of Stanford after just two days to become a part of it, launching his first company, Zip2 Corporation.

where did elon transfer to from queens.

in 1992 elon left canada for america to attend university of pennsylvania, and graduated with an undergraduate degree in economics and stayed for a second bachlors in physics.

what company did X.com merge with?

in 2000 X.com merged with confinity, wich had a money transfure service called paypal.

who where elons parents

maye musk and erril musk

Where was Elon Musk born?

pretoria, transvall, south africa

what was the name of the first video game elon make and how much did he sell it for

the first game elon made was called blaststar wich was writen in commadore basic. and elon sold it to a magazine called PC and office for $500

what was the main point of the merge?

the merge focust on the money transfer service paypal and in 2001 the company was renamed paypal.