How the world's richest man, Elon Musk, turned his long list of failures into success
Elon Musk had a near-death experience while on vacation in his native South Africa. He had cerebral malaria, which took him six months to recover from. Who does not know the name of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the...
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He had an injury that was still causing difficulty breathing.
Elon Musk had a near-death experience while on vacation in his native South Africa. He had cerebral malaria, which took him six months to recover from.
Who does not know the name of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in the world who is ready to take over Twitter? Elon Musk, who reached the pinnacle of his career at a relatively young age, had his share of struggles and failures to get to where he is today finally.
At first glance, you may be surprised by the autobiography of the famous industrialist, investor, and engineer Elon Musk. His ideas, named initially after many dreams, have come true.
Elon Musk made his fortune mainly through investing and the stock market. However, electronic money (PayPal), electric cars (Tesla), rocket technology (SpaceX), and energy services (SolarCity) tell the story of his accomplishments. But before reaching the top, Elon Musk had to endure many setbacks.
Elon Musk was born in South Africa to an engineer father and an exemplary mother. It's always buried in books and computers. Musk has never been a particularly social being. He is younger and weaker than the other students, making him an easy target for bullies.
In one such childhood incident, he was thrown from a ladder and beaten so severely that he had to be hospitalized.
Hardly anyone knew that Elon Musk applied to Netscape, one of the leading technology companies at the time. However, he did not receive an answer because he had no experience in computer science. He holds degrees in Economics and Physics from the Wharton School.
Elon Musk founded X.com, an online payments company that later became PayPal. In April 2000, Musk became the company's CEO. Shortly then, he got into an argument with the then technical director. Disagreements eventually led to his firing as CEO of PayPal while he was on his honeymoon.

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