Elon MuskBy: Michael Douglas

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

What he does now

• He currently is the Co-Founder and CEOof Tesla Motors

• Also, he is the CEOof SolarCity

• Is working on Hyperloop

Oh and by the way…

• He is the CEO of SpaceX, the most successful private-sector space travel company in the world

Falcon 9 Reusable (F9R)

F9R

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!