Musk's Timeline
1971 - 1989
1989 - 1992
1992 - Present
ZIP2
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Elon Musk co-founded Zip2 Corporation with his brother, Kimbal, in 1995.
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"The original Yelp!"
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Sold in 1999 to Compaq for $307,000,000 (cash).
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Elon Musk co-founded X.com in 1999, which would merge with a tenant of Elon's -- PayPal.
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The first "e-bank" offering online financial services and email payments.
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Ousted as CEO in 2002 when he thought a potential aquisition deal undervalued PayPal.
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Sold in 2002 to eBay for $1,500,000,000 (yes, $1.5 billion!).
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Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 and remains as CEO and CTO.
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The company was funded by Elon, who invested $100,000,000 to kickstart the organization.
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Formed with the intention of reducing the costs of space transportation and enable the colonization of Mars.
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The first private liquid propellant rocket company to reach orbit and to send a rocket to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Valued at $12,000,000,000.
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Elon led Series A, B, and C funding rounds, earning co-founder status and becoming Chairman of Tesla.
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First American car company since Chrysler in 1925.
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He took over the role of CEO in 2008, amidst the financial crisis.
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An automotive, software, and energy storage company that designs, manufactures, and sells electric vehicles (EV), EV powertrain components, and battery products.
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Valued at $26,940,000,000 as of 3/13/16.
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Elon created the concept at Burning Man in 2004, then provided the funding for SolarCity for his cousins Lyndon and Peter Rive in 2006.
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The company designs, finances, and installs solar power systems for residential and commercial locations.
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In 2014 was the #1 solar installation company for residential properties and #2 for commercial properties.
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Valued at $2,610,000,000 as of 3/13/16.
