Musk's father went bankrupt 25 years ago, had to sleep on the floor in a one-bedroom apartment

Musk's father went bankrupt 25 years ago: and had to sleep on the floor in a one-bedroom apartment, childhood was never happy

May 8, 2023 - 16:37
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Musk's father went bankrupt 25 years ago, had to sleep on the floor in a one-bedroom apartment

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has answered the questions raised about his past. Many claimed that Musk's father was the owner of an emerald mine in South Africa. Musk wrote in a tweet that there is no evidence that this mine ever existed. Musk also told that his childhood was never happy.
Even before this, Elon Musk had tweeted that whoever gives him proof of the existence of the mine, will pay one million dogecoins. Elon Musk's mother Maye Musk also asked people on Twitter that if such a mine existed, why would she and Elon Musk have to sleep on the floor in a one-bedroom apartment as children?
Musk is currently the second-richest businessman in the world. His net worth is close to 178.2 billion dollars i.e. 14.5 lakh crore rupees.
Elon Musk Born in South Africa Elon Musk Born in South Africa on June 28, 1971, Elon Musk grew up in Pretoria. Her mother is a Canadian-born South African model who was a finalist in the 1969 Miss South Africa contest. His father Errol Musk is an engineer. His parents separated in 1980.
Musk graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995 with bachelor's degrees in physics and business. He is a dropout of the Physics PhD program at Stanford University. Musk married Canadian author Justin Wilson in 2000. Both remained together till the year 2008. After this, in 2010, Musk married English actress Talulah Riley, which lasted till 2016. Musk has six children with Wilson and two with ex-girlfriend Singer Grimes.
Musk learned computer programming at the age of 10 and created a video game called 'Blaster' at the age of 12. A local magazine bought it from him for US$500. This can be called Musk's first 'business achievement'.
In 1995, he created the web software company Zip-2. Compaq bought the company in 1999 for $307 million. From this deal, Musk got $ 22 million in exchange for a 7% stake in the company. This is where Elon Musk's business really started.
Musk created PayPal in 1999. eBay bought it in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Musk earned $ 180 million from this deal. Soon after, Musk founded SpaceX. Through this company, Musk wants to make humanity a multi-planet species by establishing a colony on Mars.
In 2004, Musk founded the electric car company Tesla. There was also a period in 2008 when Tesla reached the verge of bankruptcy. However, Musk brought the company out of this bad phase and today it is a very successful company. Apart from these companies, Musk also owns Neuralink, The Boring Company and Starlink.
Elon Musk owns several companies apart from electric car company Tesla and space company SpaceX. Musk also has stakes in Neuralink, The Boring Company and Starlink. Elon Musk's Human-Computer Interface company Neuralink has been working for a long time on such a plan, with the help of which a neural chip can be implanted in the brain of the people.
With this chip, a person will be able to control any machine just by thinking without moving. Through this, Musk wants to solve problems like paralysis, hearing, and blindness.
Musk created The Boring Company on 17 December 2016. This company works to build tunnels to deal with road jams, rains and storms. The Boring Company is building a high-speed hyperloop for urban traffic in the coming years.
With the help of Hyperloop, traveling from one city to another can be done at a high speed without any hassle. At the same time, another company of Musk provides Starlink Satellite Communication i.e. Satcom high-speed internet. This internet service reaches your home directly from the satellite.

Muskan Kumawat Journalist & Writer