{"id":4053,"date":"2023-03-28T05:22:52","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T04:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/?p=4053"},"modified":"2023-03-28T05:22:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T04:22:52","slug":"where-did-elon-musk-earn-his-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ceoinfluencers.com\/where-did-elon-musk-earn-his-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Where did elon musk earn his money?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Elon Musk is an entrepreneur and business magnate who co-founded PayPal and Tesla Motors. He also founded SpaceX, and is now working on developing the Hyperloop. But where did this multi-talented inventor get his start? How did he make his money?<\/p>\n

Musk was born in South Africa in 1971. He showed an early interest in computers and programming, and when he was 12, he created a video game called Blastar. He sold the game to a magazine for $500. After attending college in Canada, he moved to the United States in 1995 to attend Stanford University. However, he dropped out after two days to pursue his entrepreneurial dreams.<\/p>\n

Musk co-founded PayPal in 1998, which was later acquired by eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. He then co-founded Tesla Motors in 2003. Tesla Motors is now a publicly traded company, with a market capitalization of over $30 billion. In 2002, Musk founded SpaceX, a private aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company. SpaceX is now worth over $12 billion.<\/p>\n

In addition to his business ventures, Musk has also worked on several philanthropic projects. He is a strong advocate for renewable energy, and has donated over $100 million to sustainable<\/p>\n