2. Background
• Elon Musk was born in South
Africa, on June 28th, 1971
(43)
• Started writing code when
he was 12 years old
• Created game called
“Blastar” which he sold for
$500
• Went on to create PayPal
which he sold to eBay for
$1.5 Billion
3. What he does now
• He currently is the Co-Founder and CEO
of Tesla Motors
• Also, he is the CEO
of SolarCity
• Is working on
Hyperloop
4. Oh and by the way…
• He is the CEO of SpaceX, the most successful private-sector
space travel company in the world
6. Important points
Elon’s story: did what he loved, and continues to push
the boundaries
Business’ place in society
Combined multiple intellectual disciplines
What the future holds- Technology is CONSTANTLY
changing!
