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Career Beginnings<\/h2>\n

Elon Musk is a successful business magnate, investor, engineer, and inventor. Musk is the founder, CEO, and lead designer of SpaceX and co-founder of Tesla, Inc., Neuralink, and PayPal. He is known for his ambitious visions of planet exploration and the use of sustainable energy solutions. His rise to fame is nothing short of remarkable. Musk’s original goal was to become an internet entrepreneur, and his first attempt at this was to join Zip2, a web software company which he sold in 1999. This earned him $22 million, enough to start up his own venture. Musk used this money to create X.com, an online financial services and e-mail payment company. X.com eventually merged with an online banking company and subsequently became PayPal, earning Musk another $180 million. With this wealth, Musk introduced his first project: the short-lived experimental solar-powered car.<\/p>\n

SpaceX<\/h2>\n

In 2002, Musk started SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation), a rocket and spacecraft manufacturing firm, with the goal to build reusable rocket ships and reduce space exploration cost. Engineers were skeptical of Musk’s plans to build low-cost rockets; they thought it too risky and decided against it. Musk persevered, using the rocket technology of Ukraine-based company, Khaiber Star, and securing permission from the US Department of Defense to launch his rockets. It was the first private company to launch a liquid-fueled rocket into space, and then land the same rocket back on Earth again. This event marked the beginning of Musk’s international success and popularized his name as a revolutionary entrepreneur.<\/p>\n

Tesla Inc.<\/h2>\n

In 2003, Musk founded Tesla, Inc. (originally Tesla Motors) with the goal of producing electric cars and helping reduce carbon emissions. In 2008, Tesla released its first production car, the Tesla Roadster, capable of reaching 60 mph in under four seconds. In addition, Tesla started producing home and workplace battery chargers, solar panels, and solar roof tiles for domestic use. The availability of electric cars and solar power has encouraged people to embrace clean energy solutions, making Musk’s vision a reality.<\/p>\n

Musk’s Persona<\/h2>\n

Musk’s achievements have made him a figure of almost mythical status, and his relentless enthusiasm, charisma and ambition have enabled him to become one of the world’s most recognizable figures. His career has been filled with major risks that thus far have paid off, and his successes have catapulted him to the most prestigious position in the business world. By taking a concentrated approach to ambitious, large-scale projects, Musk and his companies have rewritten the future of high tech enterprise.<\/p>\n

Environmental and Social Implications<\/h2>\n