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Elon Reeve Musk (/ ˈ iː l ɒ n m ʌ s k /; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman known for his key roles in the space company SpaceX and the automotive company Tesla, Inc. He is also known for his ownership of X Corp. (the company that operates the social media platform X, formerly Twitter), and his role in the founding of the Boring Company, xAI, Neuralink, and OpenAI.
Businessman Harold "Matt" Matson and the husband-and-wife duo of Elliot and Ruth Handler founded Mattel as Mattel Creations in January 1945 in a garage in Los Angeles. [15] [16] The company name chosen is a portmanteau of the surname of Matson and first name of Elliot, with former chairman and CEO Bob Eckert revealing at a 2013 Christmas Day Peninsula Seniors lecture that the founders ...
Elon Musk (born 1971) is a South African-born businessman. Elon Musk may also refer to: Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, a 2015 biography of Musk by Ashlee Vance; Elon Musk (Isaacson book), a 2023 biography of Musk by Walter Isaacson "Elon Musk", a 2023 song by Nigerian rapper Shallipopi
Elon Musk. Company: Tesla Title: Director & CEO 2024 company ranking: No. 40. ... The company was founded on the premise that enterprise software should be accessible from a web browser, and not ...
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks after unveiling the Dragon V2 spacecraft in Hawthorne, California May 29, 2014. Neuralink Musk founded Neuralink Corp., a neurotechnology company, in 2016.
Elon Musk began building his fortune by starting the company Zip2. The company was acquired by Compaq in 1999 for $307 million, of which a 27-year-old Musk pocketed $22 million. After he went on ...
According to the 2015 biography of Elon Musk titled Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, in 1995, Errol Musk gave $28,000 to Elon and Kimbal as they were starting up the software company Zip2. [30] Elon Musk has denied receiving the money from his father. [30] Errol is a pro-natalist. [31]
Musk was listed joint first on the Forbes list of the "Most Innovative Leaders of 2019". [39] Musk was cited as one of the Top 100 most influential Africans by New African magazine in 2020. [40] On December 1, 2020, Musk was awarded the Axel Springer Award. [41] Musk ranked No.1 on Businessperson Of The Year 2020 List By Fortune Magazine. [42]