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Not sure where you’re getting your info from. Musk and his brother started and sold zip2 for millions, while living a very frugal existence. He used that money

Not sure where you’re getting your info from. Musk and his brother started and sold zip2 for millions, while living a very frugal existence. He used that money to start x.com, which merged with PayPal, sold to eBay. He used that money to start SpaceX and invest in Tesla.

Someone1234 6y ago
The Musk's families wealth is common knowledge and widely reported[0][1][2]. But more to the point Elon and Kimbal's dad funded Zip2, which completely undercuts your point. > In Ashlee Vance's biography of Elon Musk, it is claimed that the Musks' father, Errol Musk, provided them with US$28,000 during this time, but Elon Musk later denied this. He later clarified that his dad provided around 10% of US$200,000 as part of a later funding round. [0] https://www.businessinsider.co.za/elon-musk-sells-the-family-emeralds-in-new-york-2018-2 https://www.businessinsider.co.za/elon-musk-sells-the-family... [1] https://www.insidehook.com/article/history/errol-musk-elon-father-myths https://www.insidehook.com/article/history/errol-musk-elon-f... [2] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5513787/Billionaire-space-pioneer-Elon-Musk-branded-father-evil.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5513787/Billionaire...
- kipchak 6y ago
  That last bit seems to come from a tweet by Musk, that would be 10% of $200,000 or $20,000 versus the $28,000 in the biography. [1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1211064937004589056 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1211064937004589056
- sixQuarks 6y ago
  You’re really grasping at straws here. Even if the articles you linked to are true, that means Elon raised 90% of the initial $200k from outside his family. $20k from his dad is hardly what I would consider wealth privelage, especially after considering what Elon has gone to achieve
- Armisael16 6y ago
  The emerald mine story is false, as your second link says. Please stop just regurgitating crap you read on Twitter.
- btian 6y ago
  Meh $28k is nothing. If you have a credible plan to create a $600B company, I'm happy to personally write you a $200k check.

Someone1234 6y ago

The Musk's families wealth is common knowledge and widely reported[0][1][2]. But more to the point Elon and Kimbal's dad funded Zip2, which completely undercuts your point. > In Ashlee Vance's biography of Elon Musk, it is claimed that the Musks' father, Errol Musk, provided them with US$28,000 during this time, but Elon Musk later denied this. He later clarified that his dad provided around 10% of US$200,000 as part of a later funding round. [0] https://www.businessinsider.co.za/elon-musk-sells-the-family-emeralds-in-new-york-2018-2 https://www.businessinsider.co.za/elon-musk-sells-the-family... [1] https://www.insidehook.com/article/history/errol-musk-elon-father-myths https://www.insidehook.com/article/history/errol-musk-elon-f... [2] https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5513787/Billionaire-space-pioneer-Elon-Musk-branded-father-evil.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5513787/Billionaire...

kipchak 6y ago
That last bit seems to come from a tweet by Musk, that would be 10% of $200,000 or $20,000 versus the $28,000 in the biography. [1] https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1211064937004589056 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1211064937004589056
sixQuarks 6y ago
You’re really grasping at straws here. Even if the articles you linked to are true, that means Elon raised 90% of the initial $200k from outside his family. $20k from his dad is hardly what I would consider wealth privelage, especially after considering what Elon has gone to achieve
Armisael16 6y ago
The emerald mine story is false, as your second link says. Please stop just regurgitating crap you read on Twitter.
btian 6y ago
Meh $28k is nothing. If you have a credible plan to create a $600B company, I'm happy to personally write you a $200k check.