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Early Years of Entrepreneurship<\/h2>\n

Elon Musk has become known globally as a leader in innovation, risk-taking and technology — he has had incredible successes and unfortunately, some tremendous losses over his career. A South African born American, Musk created and co-founded several companies that have become leaders in their respective industries. In 1995, he and his brother, Kimbal, launched Zip2, a web software firm. Musk was the CEO and the pair, along with business partners, sold it to Compaq in 1999 for $307 million. In 2002, Musk created a space exploration company called SpaceX and he received $100 million after selling PayPal — which he also co-founded — to eBay in October 2002. <\/p>\n

Tesla, Solar City and Hyperloop<\/h2>\n

Musk was the chairman of Tesla Motors, SolarCity and Hyperloop, as well as the founder of The Boring Company. Tesla Motors is the world’s leading electric car company, and Musk has led the development of its autonomous driving car, the Tesla Model S. SolarCity is a company that produces solar panel systems for homes, businesses, and government entities. The Boring Company is a new venture spearheaded by Musk that is developing a drilling system in order to reform infrastructure to provide fast connections between cities, states, towns and countries. <\/p>\n

Musk’s Losses<\/h2>\n

In recent years, however, Musk has suffered some immense losses that have cost him dearly. In August 2018, Elon Musk smoked marijuana on an interview on The Joe Rogan Show and this cost him $20 million due to the violation of securities law. As the Chairman of Tesla he had to resign and pay a hefty fine to the Security and Exchange Commission, ending his business relationship with the company. Additionally, Elon Musk has invested millions in various companies, including Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity, which have been hit hard as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the decrease in demand for electric cars, Tesla’s share prices are now lower than when Musk first invested in the company. <\/p>\n

Effects on Musk’s Wealth<\/h2>\n

The results of Elon Musk’s losses are difficult to measure precisely, as projects and stocks fluctuate daily, but some estimates put his net worth at around $51.5 billion in January 2021, down from an estimated peak of $97.3 billion. While he is still considered to be among the wealthiest individuals in the world, the losses suffered by Musk have been significant. With some of the companies he has invested in struggling in the current business climate, Musk is likely to incur more losses in the coming months and years. <\/p>\n

Musk’s Options<\/h2>\n