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Zip2 Corp. [2] was a company that provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers. [3] The company was founded in Palo Alto, California as Global Link Information Network, Inc. on November 9, 1995, [4] by Greg Kouri and brothers Elon and Kimbal Musk.
3 days ago · Zip2, former American technology company (1995–99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk. It provided a searchable business directory that could be described as an Internet version of the yellow pages telephone directory with maps included.
While Yahoo, another upstart directory service, marketed itself to Web surfers, Zip2 focused on helping newspaper companies offer maps, directions, and business listings to their online readers. Essentially just an extremely early version of Google Maps.
Jul 28, 2023 · Musk’s conviction about the X.com name also grew out of the unfortunate name of his first start-up, Zip2. Heads down writing Zip2’s code, Musk had outsourced the naming to a branding firm ...
- Jimmy Soni
Apr 24, 2022 · Zip2 focused on selling software packages to newspapers—including the New York Times —and big businesses, giving them a quick and easy way to get online. As the company grew, Musk wanted to make Zip2 into a consumer product, not just one for newspapers and big companies.
Jun 16, 2022 · Elon Musk might be the only person in the world whose biggest failure in life made him a millionaire. Zip2, the serial entrepreneur’s first venture, sold for $307 million in 1999, earning Musk $22 million for his 7% share of the company when he was only 27-years-old.
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