When Elonwas still in college during the early nineties, he pondered on the direction of his life. As it happened, he also thought about where the human race was heading. That was when the moment of clarity came for Elonand figured out what he wanted to do. He thought our species would be most affected by developments in space travel, sustainable energy, the Internet and many others. And for the next few decades, he ended up dipping his fingers in ALL of those pies. At first, he tried pursuing a PhD program in next-level energy storage. But then, growing trends in web-based technologies intrigued him as well. So dropped what he was doing and he went with that instead. And it turned out to be the right decision. With the 90s Internet bubble growing and big corporations investing in “dot coms”, Elon sold his first company, Zip2, at a tidy sum of $22 million. Soon after, he found himself front and center of another internet revolution that came to be known as PayPal. In 2002, he cashed out at $180 million after selling the company
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on the direction of his life.
As it happened, he also thought about where the human race was
heading.
That was when the moment of clarity came for Elonand figured out
what he wanted to do.
He thought our species would be most affected by developments in
space travel, sustainable energy, the Internet and many others.
And for the next few decades, he ended up dipping his fingers in ALL
of those pies.
At first, he tried pursuing a PhD program in next-level energy
storage. But then, growing trends in web-based technologies
intrigued him as well.
So dropped what he was doing and he went with that instead. And it
turned out to be the right decision.
With the 90s Internet bubble growing and big corporations
investing in “dot coms”,
Elon sold his first company, Zip2, at a tidy sum of $22 million.
Soon after, he found himself front and center of another internet
revolution that came to be known as PayPal. In 2002, he cashed out
at $180 million after selling the company