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The man who gets the most press in the tech community is trying to launch rockets to Mars and build electric supercars and networks that cost ludicrous amounts
by icelancer 8y ago
The man who gets the most press in the tech community is trying to launch rockets to Mars and build electric supercars and networks that cost ludicrous amounts of money. Whether you think these ideas are any good or not, people are doing large things in our society. It ain't all web apps.
- djsumdog 8y agoHe did start with web apps though (PayPal).
- tim333 8y agoWell, zip2 then x.com then PayPal. Also sold some program when he was 12 pre the web. Here's some video of him after the zip2 sale https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHKT3yxYvDQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHKT3yxYvDQ
- SimbaOnSteroids 8y agoThat was adorable. Coincidentally he completely totaled that car on Sand Hill Road with Peter Thiel on a trip to a meeting at Sequoia Capital[0]. [0] https://www.inverse.com/article/26369-elon-musk-peter-thiel-story-mclaren-f1-paypal-tesla https://www.inverse.com/article/26369-elon-musk-peter-thiel-...
- agumonkey 8y agoYIL about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_West_Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_West_Field