Elon Musk: Disrupting industries since 1995

A brief presentation about Elon Musk and the companies he has created.

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1. Elon Musk
 Disrupting industries since 1995" " " Bernat Fages"
2. Introduction" •  South African, moved to the US at age 17." •  BA in Business and Physics." •  Dropped out of university to start a company." •  Founded 5 companies so far." •  #527 in the Forbes List."
3. Zip2 (1995-1999)" •  Online publishing software for news organisations." •  Founded two days after starting a Physics Masters degree." •  Acquired by AltaVista for 307M$"
4. PayPal (1999-2002)" •  Secure payments over the Internet" •  Started as X.com" •  Merged with Confinity under the brand PayPal" •  Acquired by eBay for 1.5B$"
5. SpaceX (2002 – active)" •  Rockets and vehicles for space exploration." •  First private company to send an aircraft to the ISS." •  NASA contract to operate space missions."
6. Tesla Motors (2003 – active)" •  Electric car manufacturer." •  Created first electric sports car, the Roadster." •  Mission: to provide every family with an affordable alternative." •  2010 - First IPO since Ford (1956). "
7. SolarCity (2006 – active)" •  Provider of solar energy systems." •  Founded after an initial suggestion by Musk."
8. Bonus: Hyperloop (???)" •  New mode of high speed transportation." •  Concept introduced by Musk at mid 2012." •  Very little has been disclosed." •  Theory: LA – SF in 30’." •  Estimated cost: 6B$."
9. Q&A"