Elon Musk: Entrepreneur Extraordinaire

• Elon Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa.
• He attended the University of Pretoria before moving to Canada at age 17, acquiring citizenship through his Canadian-born mother.
• Two years later, he matriculated at Queen's University and transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he received bachelor's degrees in economics and physics.
• He moved to California in 1995 to attend Stanford University, but dropped out after two days to instead pursue a business career.
• He co-founded the web software company Zip2 with his brother Kimbal; the startup was acquired by Compaq for $307 million in 1999.
• The same year, Musk co-founded the online bank X.com, which merged with Confinity in 2000 to form PayPal.
• eBay bought PayPal in 2002 for $1.5 billion.
• In 2002, Musk founded SpaceX, an aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company.
• He is its CEO and chief engineer.
• In 2004, he was an early investor in the electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors, Inc. (now Tesla, Inc.).
• He became its chairman and product architect, eventually assuming the position of CEO in 2008.
• In 2006, he helped create SolarCity, a solar energy company that was later acquired by Tesla and became Tesla Energy.
• In 2015, he co-founded OpenAI, a nonprofit artificial intelligence research company.
• The following year, he co-founded Neuralink—a neurotechnology company developing brain–computer interfaces—and The Boring Company, a tunnel construction company.
• In 2022, Musk purchased the social media platform Twitter for $44 billion.
• He has made controversial statements on politics and technology, particularly on Twitter.
• He has also been criticized for making unscientific and misleading statements, such as spreading COVID-19 misinformation.
• In 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Musk for falsely tweeting that he had secured funding for a private takeover of Tesla.
• Musk stepped down as chairman of Tesla and paid a $20 million fine as part of a settlement agreement with the SEC.

Test your knowledge about the entrepreneurial journey of Elon Musk, from co-founding PayPal to venturing into space exploration and electric vehicles. This quiz covers his career milestones, controversial statements, and significant contributions to various industries.