The episode follows Elon and his brother, Kimbal Musk, as they arrive in California during the mid-90s tech boom. Struggling with student debt and sleeping on their office floor, they founded Zip2 , an online city guide software. The episode chronicles their journey from washing at a local YMCA to selling Zip2 for over $300 million.
In 2002, Musk co-founded SpaceX, with the ambitious goal of reducing space transportation costs and enabling the colonization of Mars. SpaceX has since become a leading player in the private space industry, with numerous successful launches and a contract with NASA to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. musk vol 1 e1
: In March 1999, Musk co-founded X.com, which later became PayPal, an online payment system that was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk made around $165 million from the sale, which he would later use to fund his ambitious ventures. The episode follows Elon and his brother, Kimbal