Elon Musk Zip2
Zip2 originally named global link was the first company created by elon musk.
Elon musk zip2. It evolved over time to become both a larger and more effective company and to be largely wrestled out of elon musks hands. Anyway zip2 eventually received some much needed investment in 1996 but incredibly elon musk was ousted as the ceo of the company and given a much smaller role. Founder of the boring company.
Zip2 was a company that provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers. He is the founder ceo cto and chief designer of spacex. Born june 28 1971 is a business magnate industrial designer engineer and philanthropist.
However he did manage to help remove a later ceo richard sorkin when he did not agree with is vision or principles for the company. The company was founded in palo alto california as global link information network in 1995 by brothers elon and kimbal musk and greg kouri. However it gave musk the early capital that he needed in order to start future businesses.
For six months elon started an internet company zip2. And co founder and initial co chairman of openaihe was elected a fellow of the royal. Elon musk might be the only person in the world whose biggest failure in life made him a millionaire.
Self made billionaire elon musk and his brother kimbal. Elon got canadian citizenship through his mother. Early investor ceo and product architect of tesla inc.
Elon reeve musk frs i l n. After completing a bachelors degree and deferring the phd. Zip2 the serial entrepreneurs first venture sold for 307 million in 1999 earning musk 22 million for his 7 share of the company when he was only 27 years old.
Paypal and spacex in 1995 he founded zip2 a company that provided maps and business directories to online newspapers. Then he came to the us as a student from canada. For most people that would be the high point of a lifetime but musk looks back on the experience with frustration and disappointment.
So how did elon musk become a us citizen. In 2002 ebay purchased paypal for 15. He wanted to realize the full potential of the internet but all he did was make himself rich.