Rarely has anyone actually found what he was looking to the future

Rarely has anyone actually found what he was looking to the future . However , if it is acquired and becomes an obsession , when engaged , will inevitably produce a remarkable achievement . Is experienced by Elon Musk , co - founder of PayPal .
Obsession is too strong at times like a double-edged sword . On the one hand can be very useful , on the other hand it could also invite disaster . However , if accompanied with a seriousness that is fostered from an early age , obsession will be the sepatu anak perempuan branded murah energy to realize almost any dream . And , itulahyang felt and lived by Elon Musk . An internet entrepreneur is referred to as true , that since the beginning of his call that obsession is only related to three things : the Internet , clean energy , and space .
Birth of Pretoria South Africa June 28, 1971 was as a child was as already found a way to live the dream . His father was an engineer who had inspired him to plunge into the field of information technology from childhood . Imagine , when he was 10 years old , he had bought his own computer . And , if his peers as a means of making computer games play - especially - he actually tried to tamper with the computer to create the game . Two years , Musk autodidact learning how to make a computer program . With perseverance , he managed to create a game about space , named Blastar . Uniquely , this game managed to sell a total of U.S. $ 500 . This is probably a combination of the greatness that was nurtured early in life Musk , learning perseverance , willingness to innovate , and the foresight to run a business .
After graduating high school at Pretoria Boys High School , Musk chose to immigrate to Canada . He did it because he did not want to do military service in South Africa at that time still dominated by the issue of racist Apartheid . " I do not refuse to serve the country , but if I just go into the military to suppress black people , I guess that's not what I was looking for , " he said at the time. " I want to go to America where many great things allowed to be created . "
In Canada Musk first came to Queen 's University in Kingston , Ontario . Working part-time , Musk tried to meet their needs . He lived only denganUS $ 1 per day . But his luck soon changed when he received a prestigious scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania 's Wharton School of Business . "The cost of college is very expensive , " he said . " Luckily , they give you a scholarship ... so I'm just looking for money to cover living expenses , books , etc. , with my job . "
After obtaining a bachelor's degree , he went to school there to get another degree in physics . After graduation , in 1995 , Musk received in high energy physics graduate program at Stanford University . However , when the internet was starting to boom . Therefore , only two days joined the Ph.D. program , he decided it was not sought for his life . Musk had an idea to create a company because he expects the title of the school is not going to make it achieve its goals .
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With the huge interest in the world of internet and rapid ability to adapt new technologies , he also founded Zip2 Corporation is engaged in the provision of software to help via online media publishing . Unmitigated , with the concept , he immediately got contracts with two major newspapers in America , New York Times and the Chicago Tribune to help the media publishing them in cyberspace .
It drove him into the business in the field of internet entrepreneur at the age of 24 years . Although quite successful , he felt compelled to continue to evolve . Because of that , he still lived simply in order to take advantage of the benefits for developing businesses . He called himself at that time chose to sleep on the office couch and a shower in a public bathroom . " It's cheaper than having to rent an apartment , " he said .
When growing , Zip2 also need fresh funds to continue playing . Because of that , he was " forced" to invite investors to fund its pace . Portion of his ownership was reduced. However , with the development of an ongoing , Zip2 successfully turned into a " honey " that continues to attract large companies to invest . Finally , in 1999 , bought Zip2 Compaq Computer Corporation for U.S. $ 307 million , which at the time became the largest Internet -based buyout firm in the world .
The benefits of the transaction proceeds , Musk later founded another company , X.com , an enterprise to facilitate payments and transactions that occur in the online world . The company's growing up and then managed to acquire similar companies , Confinity . Through this company , growing money transfer system through the internet known as PayPal . Musk said what was then further developed this as a transaction needs of future P2P or person to person .
Once again this is the foresight of what was to become an obsession Musk in the field of internet , which provides something beneficial to the people and bring many advantages for him . In his hands , a PayPal payment media on the internet most trusted and most widely used for various types of transactions . When growing, PayPal registered on the exchange and obtain impressive results when its initial public offering in February 2002 . Because it continues to evolve , eBay , too " tempting " and eventually bought PayPal shares worth U.S. $ 1.5 billion .
Thus , Elon Musk managed to realize his obsession with the various armed with faith, persistence , and tremendous innovation . Now , to realize other obsession , she gave birth to the next venture , SpaceX is engaged in the development of space transportation , and Tesla Motors to develop electric cars energy efficient . " I'm just doing what I love, and this is an opportunity to fulfill a dream , " he said . Let's wait, what other innovations will be done to create a better world .