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X.com, PayPal, and Early Entrepreneurship
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X.com, PayPal, and Early Entrepreneurship
This timeline covers Musk's involvement in X.com, the formation of PayPal, and his early entrepreneurial ventures.
Co-founding of X.com
March 1999
Musk co-founded X.com, a financial services and payments company that later merged with Confinity to form PayPal.
Merger and Formation of PayPal
2000
X.com merged with Confinity to form PayPal, which became a leading online payment system.
Sale of PayPal
2002
eBay acquired PayPal for $1.5 billion. Musk used $100 million from the sale to found SpaceX.
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Career Beginnings and Zip2
Controversies and Public Impact
Early Life and Education
Neuralink and Brain-Computer Interfaces
Personal Life and Relationships
Political Involvement and Public Advocacy
SolarCity and Renewable Energy
SpaceX and Space Exploration
Tesla and Electric Vehicle Revolution
The Boring Company and Infrastructure
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