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Founders Notes: Elon Musk

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Liftoff Eric Berger When Elon Musk showed up at Vandenberg a decade later, some of the Air Force graybeards thought they knew pretty much what to expect from this private company. A lot of big talk about revolutionizing the space business. Fancy cars. And ultimately, a flameout. NOTE the air force confuses Elon Musk for George Koopman. The Founders Jimmy Soni In the late summer of 1999, Elon Musk's X.com was a pale shadow of the digital finance behemoth he envisioned X.com had no finished products and a hollowed-out team. X.com's employee directory contained a mere five names. Missing were the company's founding president and COO, CTO and VP of product development, CFO, principal architect, and VP of corporate development. NOTE 3 years later Elon Musk makes $180 million from this business The Founders Jimmy Soni In May 2000, just shy of his twenty-ninth birthday, Elon Musk retook the title of X.com CEO. The Founders Jimmy Soni "Very high energy," Payne remembered. "Very much let's go, let's get going and do something, build something, achieve something." NOTE Impression of Elon Musk in 1999 Elon Musk and The Early Days of SpaceX David Senra That was an excerpt from the book that I

Liftoff Eric Berger When Elon Musk showed up at Vandenberg a decade later, some of the Air Force graybeards thought they knew pretty much what to expect from this private company. A lot of big talk about revolutionizing the space business. Fancy cars. And ultimately, a flameout. NOTE the air force confuses Elon Musk for George Koopman. The Founders Jimmy Soni In the late summer of 1999, Elon Musk's X.com was a pale shadow of the digital finance behemoth he envisioned X.com had no finished products and a hollowed-out team. X.com's employee directory contained a mere five names. Missing…

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