Elon Musk : Real life Tony Stark or just an ordinary businessman ? Read to find out!
Born in June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa , Elon Musk as a child was so lost in his daydreams about inventions that his parents and doctors ordered a test to check his hearing. In grade school, Musk was short, introverted and bookish. He was bullied until he was 15 and went through a growth spurt and learned how to defend himself with karate and wrestling. Elon Musk has always been a innovative child and grew up to be the biggest entrepreneur of the decade. Let’s have a look at his achievements :- Musk launched his first company, Zip2 Corporation , in 1995 with his brother, Kimbal Musk. An online city guide, Zip2 was soon providing content for the new websites of both The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune. In 1999, a division of Compaq Computer Corporation bought Zip2 for $307 million in cash and $34 million in stock options. In 1999, Elon and Kimbal Musk used the money from their sale of Zip2 to found X.com , an online financial services/payments company. An X.com ac