Musk was born in Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa.
Elon Musk was born in South Africa on June 28, 1971, and immigrated to Canada when he was 18 years old. Engineer, philanthropist, CEO of four companies: PayPal (the largest online payment company), SpaceX space exploration technology company, environmentally friendly sports car company Tesla (Tesla) and SolarCity.
CEO and CTO of spacex space exploration technology company, product designer of environmentally friendly sports car company Tesla.
Elon Musk graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a double major in economics and physics. From 1995 to 2000, Elon Musk and his partners founded three companies, namely the online content publishing software "Zip2", the electronic payment "X.com", and the international trade payment tool "PayPal".
Musk Quotations
1. When something is important enough, you do it, even if the chance of winning is slim.
2. Tesla does not have any advertising or celebrity endorsement fees. No, we do not offer discounts. If a celebrity comes to buy our car because they like it, it is not us. Give them a discount. In fact, I don’t like the concept of marketing. I think marketing is a very strange concept and I don’t like it. I feel like marketing is just about tricking people into buying something.
3. In the spirit of the open source movement, in order to help competitors catch up, Tesla's patents will be opened up and legal action will not be taken against anyone who uses Tesla's patented technology. The purpose is to promote electric Advances in automotive technology.
4. If I don’t invest so much, it will be the biggest risk, because the hope of success is zero.
5. Several important things in starting a business: first, work hard; second, attract outstanding talents; third, focus on making products and services better; fourth, do not just follow the big guys. The trend goes.
6. Running a business is like eating glass and staring into the abyss of death, if that seems appealing.