Elon Musk biography

Born on June 28, 1971, Elon Musk is a well-known figure in terms of entrepreneurship. Perhaps the most recognised of his involvements is that with the e-commerce business PayPal, although he also co-founded Space X - of which he is now CEO and CTO; Tesia Motors - again the CEO; and Zip2. Adding to his responsibilities is his position as Chairman of Solar City, the solar energy technology designers. This Elon Musk biography shows the full extent of his achievements - of which there are many.

South African Musk has an undergraduate degree in economics and a further 2nd bachelor's degree in physics. But it isn't only credentials that help in the world of entrepreneurship, as he would happily tell you himself. As a self-proclaimed workaholic, a key theme in the Elon Musk biography is effort, dedication and of course: commitment towards achieving ambitious goals.

It was in the March of 1999 that Elon co-founded X.com, an online finance business that later merged with Confinity to create what today is known as PayPal - a service that many use to complete online money transfers, ordinarily to do with web shopping. The business blossomed due to its safety appeal and unique, easy set-up, but was bought by eBay for $1.5 billion in stocks in October 2002.

Another of Elon's more well-known businesses is Space X, who work on the designing and creation of vehicles that are used for space launching. With a background in Physics, this was something that most probably appealed to Musk as well as generating money, meaning it was one of the more fulfilling stages in the Elon Musk biography.

Although there are several, one particular highlight for Space X was sealing a $1.6 billion deal with NASA in December 2008 to fund flights for their Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft. As touched upon, Musk is passionate about space, as it is something he believes needs to be explored for the sake of humanity.

For his work with several of the businesses he is a key component of, Elon featured in Esquire magazine's 75 most influential people of the 21st century, as well as being recognised with many certifications and awards for his amazing contributions to the development of spacecraft.

For many entrepreneurs, a lot of satisfaction can be gained from helping others - and this is certainly the case for Elon, who is an active philanthropist. He established and is still heavily involved with the Musk Foundation, a charitable organisation that works in improving paediatric healthcare provision, greener energy solutions and science education.

The Elon Musk biography really does continue to grow - and there are no signs of this slowing down. It takes ambition to be an entrepreneur, and the enthusiasm displayed by Elon towards his work really conveys this - making him an icon figure for any other member of the industry to look upon! With the amount of business ideas that he has been actively involved with despite his young age, there is no doubt that the prospects for innovation in the future from Musk are promising.

Resources

• Elon Musk biography at Wikipedia