"When something is important enough,
you do it even if the odds are not in your favor"
Born in South Africa from an engineer father and a model mother
Creates and writes a video game called Blastar; sells it for the equivalent of $500
Completed a BS in Economics (Wharton) and a BA with a major in physics at the university of Pennsylvania
Sells Zip2 to Compaq, the personal computer company, for $307 million, of which $22 million went to Musk. Then forms X.com, which in 2000 morphs into PayPal
eBay acquires PayPal for $1.5 billion in stock, of which $165 million goes to Musk.
Becomes an American citizen.
Founds SpaceX9
Invest in Tesla
Becomes Tesla’s CEO
SpaceX becomes the first commercial vehicle to deliver a load of supplies to the International Space Station.
Tesla begins deliveries of the all-electric Model S
Releases sketch and concept of the Hyperloop