Elon Musk is without question one of the most successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs of all time. These are the 10 most important stations of the multi-billionaire. 1. Paypal With the sale of his shares in the online payment service “Paypal” he earned $180 million in 2002. 2. SpaceX In the same year he founded the private space company “SpaceX”. 3. Tesla In 2004 he acquired shares in the vehicle manufacturer “Tesla”, today he is a billionaire. 4. Net worth According to the Forbes 2022 list, Musk is the richest person in the world with a net worth of around $239.6 billion. 5. South Africa He was born and raised in South Africa. His parents divorced early. Musk, who has an IQ of 155, never really connected at school and was bullied a lot. 6. First computer game sold He developed a passion for computers at an early age – at the age of 12 he sold a computer game he had developed for around $500. 7. Moving to the USA To escape the apartheid regime in South Africa, Musk fled to Canada with his younger brother at the age of 16. Only a short time later he went to the USA to study economics and physics. 8. Dropping Out Musk dropped out of his subsequent studies at Stanford University after just two days and decided to found his first internet company. 9. Zip2 The courage paid off: The company “Zip2″ was later sold for a total of $307 million. The entrepreneur is considered a visionary, with his space company “Space X” Musk wants to settle humans on Mars. 10. AI and Hyperloop He also invests time and money in projects researching artificial intelligence or high-speed transport systems such as the “Hyperloop”. Musk’s plan: One day people should be able to travel from A to B in capsules at almost the speed of sound
Source: Stern
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