🚨10 THINGS ABOUT ELON MUSK THAT YOU DON'T KNOW (maybe)
Elon Musk is not only a business expert and a talented inventor, he is also the most eccentric billionaire. Here are 10 things that are out of the ordinary.
• He didn't create Tesla
No, Elon Musk is not the founder of Tesla! The company was founded in 2003 by Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning who dreamt of inventing a car version of Apple. With a third partner, Ian Wright, they raised $7.5 million in 2004 from investors, including Elon Musk who decided to invest in the company. He led the creation of the Roadster, the brand's first car. It was after a lawsuit in 2009 that he was recognized as one of the co-founders of Tesla Motors.
• He nearly killed himself driving a McLaren F1
In March 2000, Elon Musk is a young millionaire at 28 years old from the sale of his first startup. With his earnings, he buys a McLaren F1 with 627 horsepower for a million dollars and invites his friend and partner Peter Thiel to go for a ride.
• He inspired the director of Iron Man
• His children have code names
• He wants to connect the brain to computers
• He doesn't want to do Hyperloop
• He started a construction company
• He is homeless
• He is even richer than Jeff Bezos
• He even sold flamethrowers
• He dreams of creating a new civilization on Mars