"Silicon Valley Iron Man: The Adventures of Elon Musk"

1. Master’s life experience

At the age of 17, he left his home in South Africa to find a new life in Canada. At the age of 21, he received a scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania to study in the United States. At the age of 28, At the age of 31, he sold the first Internet company he founded for $300 million, and at the age of 31, he sold the second Internet company he co-founded with Peter Thiel for $1.5 billion.

He devoted all his wealth to industry, suicidally engaging in aerospace, electric vehicles and solar energy, three high-tech industries whose development has been stagnant for a long time. At the most difficult time, two of the companies were in danger of going bankrupt at the same time, and they were regarded by the public as a liar selling false hopes. In the end, he endured unimaginable humiliation and pressure and miraculously made all three companies successful: SpaceX became the most stable operator in the aerospace industry, and Tesla became the coolest and best-selling pure electric luxury car in the world. , Suncity is currently the largest provider of consumer commercial solar panel installations.

After graduation, he first started the Internet companies Zip2 and X.com (later renamed Paypal), the space exploration company Spacex, the solar energy company SolarCity, the electric car company Tesla, and the tunnel excavation company The Boring Company. , Hyperloop project, etc.

2. What fields does Master believe will affect the future of mankind:

He believes that there are 5 fields that will profoundly affect the future of mankind: the Internet, new energy, space exploration, artificial intelligence and life sciences.

3. Comments from your ex-wife?

As his ex-wife Justine said: "He did whatever he wanted to do and worked tirelessly for it. This is Elon's world, and all the rest of us are closely related to it."

4. What do university professors say about him?

What really stands out about Musk is his ability to combine complex physical concepts with business plans. Not only that, he also showed an extraordinary ability to turn a scientific research result into a profitable enterprise.

5. What is the evaluation of Master by colleagues who are Internet entrepreneurs for the first time?

If you don’t succeed, you will be benevolent and never give up.

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