The story of Elon Musk

The story of “Elon Musk”

Elon Musk was born on June 28th, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa.

His father said he's "always been an introvert thinker."

Musk's mother is a professional dietitian and model.

After their parents divorced in 1979, the nine-year-old Musk and his younger brother, Kimbal, decided to live with their father.

In 1983, at the age of 12, Musk sold a simple game called "Blastar" to a computer magazine for $500.

Still, Musk's school days weren't easy — he once hospitalized after being beaten by bullies.

After graduating from high school, Musk moved to Canada and spent two years studying at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.

But he finished his studies at the University of Pennsylvania, taking home degrees in physics and economics.

After graduation, Musk traveled to Stanford University to study for his PhD — but he barely started the program before leaving it.

With his brother, Kimbal, Musk launched Zip2.

Musk next started Hat , an online banking company.

While Musk was en route to Australia for a much-needed vacation, PayPal's board fired him and made Thiel the new CEO.

But things worked out for Musk — he made another windfall when eBay bought PayPal in late 2002.

In early 2002, Musk founded the company that would be known as Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX.

SpaceX's long-term goal is to make colonizing Mars affordable.

Musk has also been keeping plenty busy here on Earth, particularly with Tesla Motors.

Musk took an active product role at Tesla, helping develop its first car, the Roadster.

As if that wasn't enough, Musk came up with the idea for SolarCity, a solar energy company.

In 2008, with the financial crisis seriously limiting his options, Musk personally saved Tesla from bankruptcy and he was named the company's CEO the same year.

But between SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, Musk very nearly went broke.

Around the same time, Musk was going a divorce.

But right around Christmas 2008, things started looking up again.

By 2010, things had seriously turned around, with Tesla holding a successful initial public offering.

All the while, Musk's personal life has been in continual flux.

Musk can't stop coming up with new ideas, either. Among his latest is the Hyperloop.

Musk also recently started another company — The Boring Company, which is more interesting than its name suggests.

And in late 2015, Musk cofounded OpenAI, a nonprofit dedicated to researching artificial intelligence and ensuring it doesn't destroy humanity.

Tesla bought SolarCity in a $2.6 billion deal.

So far, 2017 has been a rocky year for Musk, at least politically.

Networth of Elon musk in Dec 2017 , 20.5 Billion dollars.

Elon musk is full of Inspiration , from getting bullied at high school to one of the most powerful men on the planet.