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1. www.investopedia.com › articles › personal-financeWho Is Elon Musk? - Investopedia

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   5 days ago · In 1995, with $15,000 and his younger brother Kimbal at his side, Musk started Zip2, a web software company that would help newspapers develop online city guides.

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2. www.houstonchronicle.com › news › houston-texasTexas-based billionaire Elon Musk's birthday: What to know

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   1 day ago · Around when the photo was taken, Musk got the idea for his first software company, Zip2 Corp, during a summer internship, according to CNBC.The company was founded on Nov. 9, 1995 in Palo Alto ...

3. www.schooltube.com › elon-musk-interesting-factsElon Musk: Interesting Facts About the Tech Mogul | SchoolTube

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   1 day ago · Musk’s entrepreneurial spirit emerged early. He co-founded Zip2, a web software company that provided city guide content, and later sold it for $307 million. The Rise of Tesla and SpaceX. In 2003, Musk co-founded SpaceX with the ambitious goal of colonizing Mars.

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   When did Zip2 become a company?

   • In 1999 Compaq Computer Corp. purchased Zip2 for $307 million, and Zip2 became a unit of the search engine AltaVista, which Compaq had recently acquired. Zip2’s online city guides added local breadth to AltaVista’s features. Zip2, former American technology company (1995–99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk.

   Zip2 | History, Mission, Elon Musk, & Facts - Encyclopedia Britannica

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   What happened to Zip2?

   • Sorkin was replaced by Derek Proudian. In 1999 Compaq Computer Corp. purchased Zip2 for $307 million, and Zip2 became a unit of the search engine AltaVista, which Compaq had recently acquired. Zip2’s online city guides added local breadth to AltaVista’s features.

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   How did Zip2 start?

   • The company came to life when Musk wrote code that merged a database of businesses into an electronic mapping application. Zip2 began charging local businesses for inclusion and, later, licensed its local online directories to newspapers including The New York Times.

   Who is Elon Musk? | The Motley Fool

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   How did Zip2 become a newspaper company?

   • Under Sorkin, Zip2 began offering its platform to newspapers, allowing them to create local directories for their online subscribers. The New York Times was an early customer, and many other major newspapers and newspaper chains followed.

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5. www.ndtv.com › feature › on-53rd-birthday-elon-muskOn 53rd Birthday, Elon Musk Shares 30-Year-Old Picture Of ...

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   23 hours ago · After being rejected for a role at Netscape, he started Zip2, the web software company that would go on to make him a millionaire. Mr Musk is today the world's richest person with an estimated net ...

6. www.eonline.com › ca › newsWho Is Shivon Zilis? Meet the Mother of 3 of Elon Musk's 12 ...

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   5 days ago · In 2019, after Elon sold his company Zip2 for more than $300 million, he bought his mom an apartment in New York City, where she lived for 13 years and continued her modeling career after being ...

7. www.business-standard.com › about › who-is-elon-muskWho is Elon Musk - Business Standard

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   4 days ago · Musk has created several successful firms since he left Stanford University in 1997. That year, he created the first company - Zip2. The firm, which provided maps and business directories to online newspapers, was bought by Compaq in 1999.

8. www.eonline.com › news › 1404192Elon Musk & Shivon Zilis Welcome Their Third Baby Together

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   6 days ago · In 2019, after Elon sold his company Zip2 for more than $300 million, he bought his mom an apartment in New York City, where she lived for 13 years and continued her modeling career after being...