2. Who is Elon Musk?
Cutting-Edge Visionary
Consummate Innovator
Founder of 5 companies
Committed To His Vision
Thinks 10 Years Ahead
Real-Life Tony Stark
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4. Early Life and Education
Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Pretoria, South Africa.
At age 4 he read out the whole Britannica Encyclopedia.
At the age of 9 he got his hands on his first computer, the Commodore VIC20
and completed “how to program” guide in just three days.
At 12, he used his skills to create a video game called Blaster and sold to a
magazine called PC and Office Technology for approximately US$500.
At age 18 he migrated to Canada and secure Canadian Citizenship through his
Canadian born mother.
At age 24 , he Graduated from University of Pennsylvania(US) in Bachelor of
Science in Physics.
6. Zip2
In 1995, he Started Zip2 along with his brother a web software company.
The company developed and marketed an Internet "city guide" for the
newspaper publishing industry.
He later on sold the company to Compaq and acquired US$22 million from the
sale.
7. X.com and PayPal
In March 1999, Musk co-founded X.com, an online financial services and e-mail
payment company.
Through his tenure as a CEO Paypal become pioneer in online money
transaction services.
In October 2002, PayPal was acquired by eBay for US$1.5 billion in stock.
8. SpaceX
In 2002, he started one of the most unthinkable and ill-advised ventures of all
time: a rocket company called SpaceX.
Its purpose was to revolutionize the cost of space travel in order to make humans
a multi-planetary species by colonizing Mars with at least a million people over
the next century.
On 24th march 2006, they launched their first rocket called FalconSAT – 2.
9. Tesla
Incorporated in July 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning
Musk led the Series A round of investment in February 2004, joining Tesla's
Board of Directors as its Chairman
Assumed leadership of the company as CEO and product architect after the 2008
financial crisis
Musk became the highest paid CEO in the world, as of 2014
Reduced annual salary to one dollar.
10. Solar City
Number one Residential Solar Provider in US.
Cheaper Alternative to traditional electricity.
No Monetary Installation cost
$ 200 Million of Solar Bonds.
12. What makes him different?
Comes Up With Truly Bold Ideas
100% Commitment
Sustainability-Centric Strategy
in All Three Companies
Role Model to Peers and Fans
13. Some quotes by Elon Musk
"When something is important enough,
you do it even if the odds are not in
your favor."
"If you get up in the morning and think
the future is going to be better, it is a
bright day. Otherwise, it's not."
"Persistence is very important. You
should not give up unless you are
forced to give up."
14. Conclusion
Most of his innovative ideas & visions
became true
Always learning & accepting failure
Never seized to dream big
Lives up to the expectations of himself
Optimistic in hard times