Elon Reeve Musk
It is not just a name, he is a phenomenon... A child prodigy, who decided to change certain things... He is working smoothly towards making Earth more liveable... ALmost all of us may have some knowledge about Elon Musk, let me consolidate all the trusted sources into a single post for you all.
Childhood And Education:
Born on 28th of June 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa is the eldest child of Maye and Errol Musk. Had private education for most years, was severely bullied in childhood. After high school, he moved to Canada and did his undergraduate from Queen's University, Ontario and the University of Pennsylvania, Did Bachelor's in Physics from College of Arts and Science. After moving to California he applied for PhD in physics and Material Sciences at Stanford University.
Entrepreneur:
During his early schooling, he gained interest in physics and materials, in university days developed an interest in Computer Sciences and Renewable Energies. Now, he is in every possible thing one can imagine...
- Zip2: He and his brother started a web software company in 1995, which was later bought by Compaq.
- X.com: In 1999 co-founded an online finance service and e-mail payment company.
- Paypal: In 2001 renamed the X.com and its acquirer to Paypal and a year later sold it to eBay,
- SpaceX: A multi aim space project aimed to colonize Mars founded in 2002
- Tesla: CEO of a round funded company aimed to make vehicles eco-friendly by the use of electricity.
- SolarCity: In 2012 Musk announced SolarCity and Tesla colaboration to become the No.1 manufacturer of Solar power.
- Hyperloop: A high-speed transport project to transport people in pods in tubes at low pressure. Announced in August 2013
- OpenAI: In December 2015, a non-profit company aimed to develop AI in a safer and beneficial way for humans was announced.
- Neuralink: A neurotechnological startup to integrate human brain with AI was founded in 2016.
- The Boring Company: A company set up in December 2016 to dig tunnels for Hyperloop testing.
Some Interesting Facts about Elon Musk: (Entrepreneur)
- His parents thought he might be deaf.
- He was violently bullied as a child.
- He wrote and sold a video game in 1984.
- He paid his way through college by partying.
- He dropped out.
- He’s a father of five.
- He’s the real-life Tony Stark.
- He almost went broke.
- He owns one of James Bond’s cars.
- He once made a guest appearance on The Big Bang Theory.
- He uses a tree analogy to describe how he learns so quickly.
- He has an idea for a “fifth mode of transport.”
- He proposed nuking Mars.
- He wants to cover the world with space-based internet.
- His secret to success is staying clean.
- He bought $70 million worth of Bel-Air mansions.
- He believes AI is humanity’s “biggest existential threat.”
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was a “turning point” for Musk.
- He has a somewhat dirty sense of humour.
- He used to drink 96 ounces of Diet Coke per day -- plus some coffee.
- His mom is the face of CoverGirl -- and an entrepreneur.
According to The Forbes: (Forbes)
Some teaching: (Entrepreneur)
- Trust your Ideas.
- Start Early and be aggressive.
- Always do your homework.
- Hire fresh talent and trust them.
- Change the conventional way of working.
- Fight, fight and fight more.
- Keep enjoying life, celebrate success,
- Read a lot.
- Pursue your own interest.
- Be tireless and optimistic.
- You don't need to have a PhD to be a pioneer.
- Keep learning and welcome criticism,
- Welcome competition.
- Always have a future vision.
- Learn to absorb pain and sufferings to survive.
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P.S.: Honestly there is a lot about this man to be said but I am not qualified enough to say anymore,,,,
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