MBA IN SIMPLE WORDS
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Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1971.
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Musk's entrepreneurial journey began with Zip2, a company that supplied business directories and maps to newspapers.
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In 1999, Musk founded X.com, an online financial services company that eventually became PayPal.
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PayPal was bought by eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002, making Musk a multimillionaire.
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Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, driven by his belief that humanity needed to become a multiplanet species.
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SpaceX designed its first two rockets, the Falcon 1 and the Falcon 9, to be reusable.
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In 2004, Musk invested in Tesla Motors, which later became Tesla Inc., an electric car manufacturer.
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Musk established SolarCity in 2006, a solar energy services company.
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Musk's other endeavors include The Boring Company, which aims to lessen traffic congestion via underground tunnels, and Neuralink, a company developing brain-machine interfaces.
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Elon Musk's entrepreneurial journey has been characterized by his vision, determination, and willingness to take risks to achieve his goals, despite facing numerous challenges and setbacks.
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