2. «The first step, to establish that something is possible then the
probability will occur. »
1983 1999 2003 200820021971 2013
Born in South
Africa.
At the age of
12, created
and sold his
first video
game(blaster)
for 500$.
He sold his
first company
(Zip2) to
Compaq for
$300 million.
He sold his
second company
(Paypal) to eBay
for $1.5 billion.
He founded
SpaceX.
He invested in
Tesla motors.
He Became
Tesla’s CEO.
He developed
the Hyperloop
concept.
3. «You shouldn’t do things differently just because they’re different . They
need to be … Better. »
At a g e 4 h e re a d o u t t h e w h o l e B r i ta n n i c a E n c y c l o p e d i a .
At t h e a g e o f 9 h e g o t h i s h a n d s o n h i s f i rs t c o m p u t e r,
a n d c o m p l e t e d “ h o w t o p ro g ra m ” g u i d e i n j u s t t h re e d ay s .
At a g e 1 8 h e m i g ra te d t o C a n a d a a n d s e c u re d C a n a d i a n
c i t i ze n s h i p t h ro u g h h i s C a n a d i a n b o r n m o t h e r.
At 2 4 h e g ra d u a t e d f ro m U n i v e rs i t y o f Pe n n sy l v a n i a i n
b a c h e l o r o f s c i e n c e i n P hy s i c s a n d e n ro l l e d i n S t a n fo rd
P h D i n a p p l i e d P hy s i c s .
4. «When something is important enough, you do it even if the Odds are
not in your favor. »
I n 1 9 9 5 , h e s t a r t e d Z i p 2 a l o n g w i t h h i s b ro t h e r. I t d e v e l o p e d
a n d m a r ke te d a n i n te r n e t ‘ ’ c i t y g u i d e ‘ ’ fo r t h e n e w s p a p e r
p u b l i s h i n g i n d u s t r y.
I n 1 9 9 9 , h e c o - fo u n d e d X . c o m , a n o n l i n e f i n a n c i a l s e r v i c e s
a n d e - m a i l p ay m e n t c o m p a ny.
5. • I n 2 0 0 2 , h e s t a r t e d o n e o f t h e m o s t u n t h i n ka b l e v e n t u re s o f
a l l t i m e : a ro c ke t c o m p a ny c a l l e d S p a c e X .
• O n 2 4 t h m a rc h 2 0 0 6 , t h e l a u n c h e d t h e i r f i rs t ro c ke t c a l l e d
Fa l c o n S AT - 2 a f t e r 3 fa i l e d l a u n c h e d .
«Failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not
innovating enough. »
6. F o u n d e d i n 2 0 0 3 , E l o n t o o k a n a c t i v e ro l e w i t h i n t h e
c o m p a ny a n d l a u n c h e d t h e Ro a d s t e r p ro d u c t i n 2 0 0 8 .
I n 2 0 1 0 , h e l a u n c h e d h i s f i n a l p ro d u c t u n t i l n o w Te s l a
M o d e l S .
«Don’t be afraid of new arenas . »
