An Exploration of Elon Musk’s Childhood Influences
Elon Musk would not have made it big in the tech industry had it not been for his seemingly terrible childhood. From bullies to abusive parents, Elon’s childhood was exceptionally sorrowful. However, it ended up being a vital part of his future, propelling him towards computers, and striving to lead the world to a fantastic future. His time alone would be spent dreaming up ideas to solve the world’s problems, from climate change to the entire banking industry. Elon Musk's miserable childhood gave him the ability to take refuge in computers and build big ideas which he would eventually act upon to lead several impressive ventures.
Elon Musk holds a nightmare of a childhood to his name. One
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He would finally be away, and could be at peace with the world. While in Canada, Musk hadn’t a very extensive plan, he just stayed with family members for as long as he could, and then went to another cousin or uncle or aunt. Musk attended Queen’s College in Canada where he met his wife who encouraged him to do extremely well in college, and then eventually, Musk made the educated decision to leave Canada and head to Silicon Valley with his friends and found a startup during the internet bubble. Musk, with his extensive coding knowledge from childhood, would code and code the day away as his friends would tackle the marketing and other business at their startup. Eventually, Elon Musk sold his first start-up for 300 million dollars, netting Musk $22 million. After this, Musk didn’t retire, as he had his sights set on furthering mankind. He started PayPal, an innovative method of online banking, which would revolutionize the banking industry forever. And after this, with more than $100 million dollars, Musk set out to solve the carbon emissions problem with an all electric luxury car. A completely untapped global market that, although it had some hardships, thrived under Musk’s leadership. Musk also created a solar panel company in a push to make alternative energy mainstream, as well as a rocket company to make achieving the goal of
Over the years Carnegie became tired of being in the steel business, so when J.P Morgan and his partners were interested in Carnegie’s Steel Company, Carnegie found that way would be a great way to get out of that world. Carnegie sold his company to them left them to $480,000,000, that was the second smart move for him. In 1901 Carnegie became the richest man alive, and he knew he had to give it away when he died.
The last entrepreneur is J. Pierpont Morgan, and unlike Rockefeller and Carnegie he was born into a wealthy family. After attending school in various places in Europe, Morgan was then relocated to New York to represent his father. Morgan as an investment banker bought corporate stocks and bonds and sold them to make a financial gain. Like his preceding entrepreneurs, Morgan was ambitious and wanted to dominate the industry, he realized that the railroads were a key factor into his success. After gaining control over some railroads, Morgan eventually acquired much of the US’s
With his hips swiveling and legs swinging, Elvis Presley’s risque performances made teenage girls swoon as their parents would rage over the atrocity of his dancing back in the mid-50s. Today, however, he is regarded as one of the most important musicians/performers of all time. Commonly known as “The King of Rock and Roll,” Elvis Presley has tremendously influenced society as well as the music industry in both the past and present.
We all start someplace and for Robert Edward Turner III it started in Cincinnati, Ohio at the McCallie School. He was a National Forensics League member. (NFL) It was at this school he won the Tennessee debate championship. Robert Edward Turner was also call and what he is known as today as Ted Turner. His dad, Robert Turner II also known as Ed Turner, bought a billboard company he changed the name to Turner Advertising. Ted learned every aspect of the outdoor advertising business at his father’s insistence. He learned from maintenance to finance, but not all he did was work sailed his dinghy that his father gave him. “At age nine, he began sailing and soon developed a passion for sailboat racing. By age 11, he was competing in the junior regatta of the Savannah Yacht Club.” (Achievement). Ted’s father wanted him to attend Harvard, but his grades weren’t high enough for him to get in so Ted attended Brown University. After school, he returned home to his father’s business where his father gave him the assistant manager of Turner Advertising’s Atlanta branch position. Ted inherited the business at 24 when his father took his own life after the business took a turn for the worse and went into debt. By the end of the decade Ted had turned the business around into the largest billboard company in the southeast. (Achievement).
In the story superman and me by:Sherman alexie in her book it says adults can inspire children to have a passion.Sherman says his father has a love and a passion for book and since Sherman loves his father with a aching devotion Sherman stated to read books at a young age so as he grew up he started to have a passion for reading and he started to love reading like his father that what Sherman's father inspired him to do and Sherman loved it.But if Sherman's father wasn't there then Sherman would not have loved books because Sherman and his father had books in common so if Sherman's father wasn't there and Sherman shouldn't of pushed himself to read and be smart and do good things and he may have hung out with the wrong crowd.Sherman's father
Elon musk is considered visionary entrepreneur, because he is a risk taker and a billionaire entrepreneur. He is CEO of many companies and inspires people to follow their dreams and to maybe be as successful as him. His journey and all his success speaks for itself. His vision for Tesla Motor’s is to produce high efficiency low cost vehicles to reduce gas emission lowering pollution and to move toward a safer renewable world. His main goal is to transition into more sustainable energy and to be less reliant on fossil fuels. Elon is most notorious for his CEO position in Tesla Motors, but he is involved with much more than Tesla. He is involved with SpaceX, The Boring Company, and SolarCity. He is leveraging all aspects of innovation through so many different companies and organizations. Including vehicle production, rocket production, and Hyperloop production. Elon and his team introduce many innovative features to all these different aspects across all levels.
His career in journalism began after he was rejected from every advertising agency he applied for. He finally ... ... middle of paper ... ... ssed with such skills to be successful, there is always time to improve both business and designing skills to become a successful fashion designer. Other than how this book personally encouraged me and discouraged me, it was eye opening to see such a coincidence of birthdates among all-star hockey players and how Bill Gates just happened to be born in the wake of computer technology.
The overarching message presented by Mlodinow to the readers in his book is the effect of randomness in our lives with the math and psychology behind it that causes it to impact our life. The effects of randomness are continually addressed by the author through the description of events that he believes can be chalked up to elements of randomness whether it be a tech entrepreneur rising to the richest man in the world or the success of an actor based of of one role. Bill Gates is a primary example by the author of how a random event so little can have a much larger impact. When IBM initially approached Gates with a request to develop an OS for the IBM PC he declined and referred them to another person and he then declined and Gates developed the OS and from there began what would make him the wealthiest man on earth.
In 1971, he inherited the family business and renamed the company to the "Trump Oranization". Tnstantly, he began to work on high-end projects, which sent his company sky rocketing. Being quite wealthy and ambitious, he soon started a ne company, "Trump Entertainment Resorts", this new company expertly racked in tons of extra money. Trump then constructed his most impressive job yet, "Trump Tower", his base of operations, where all his company plans are made. While at the peak of his wealth, Donald Trump wrote a book on how to conduct business, his instructional guid "The Art of the Deal" would be a best-seller for months. This was his peak. Once again, he decided to branch out, but this time wasn't near as profitable. Trump chose to enter the gambling industry, but due to lack of popularity and high quantities of debt, his collapsing casinos, brought him to near bankruptcy! But by selling his air line, his personal yacht, and afew other things, he pulleed out of it, and is now back to being one of the worlds leading businessman. That was Donald Trump's business career, next up... Trump as the
As a young boy, Elon Musk was always curious about the world surrounding him. The traumatic experience of his parents divorce couldn't even stop his curiosity. As a college student Elon Musk was constantly moving around whether it was from country to country or college to college. The constant change did not stop his from achieving his goals. In his professional career, Elon Musk became the CEO of the companies SpaceX, Tesla, and PayPal. During this time, he had a son who died within three months of being born. He persevered though and created the Musk Foundation. Elon Musk has greatly contributed and advanced the worlds of science and
He was born with a long family history of business, politics and community services. His grand father was the vice president of a national bank, and his father was a prominent lawyer. Early in life it was obvious that Bill Gates inherited the ambition, intelligence and competitive spirits that helped the rest of his family rise to the top in their chosen professions. In elementary school he quickly surpassed all of his peer's abilities in nearly all subjects, especially in math and science. His parents recognized his intelligence and decided to enroll him in Lakeside, a private school known for its intense academic environment.
Even before my first tear hits the ground, my mother is there to wipe it away. My mother feels my pain before I can even realize it. She understands my needs before I can even think of them. That’s why we call her a mother. My mother has been an extraordinary influence on my life and always will be. She’s the kind of mom who would always take time out and care for her four children and the mom who would never let her hardships in her life distress her kids. My mother has always been a very strong role model to me, and growing up with someone like her to look up to has changed my life in many ways. She has helped me grow physically, intellectually, and considerately. She taught me to always love, care, and give back to the people I am grateful for.
So here I present you the path that gave us the Bill Gates we have today. Firstly, Bill Gates was fortunate enough to be born in a fine and educated family, where his parents were an educator and a lawyer. He had the privilege to all the essential necessities, such as clothing, food, and water sources which many other kids do not have. More than that, his family was wealthy enough to buy him toys and games and other things which would be far too extravagant to others. These small things created a stronger foundation for Bill Gates’
Interesting facts about entrepreneur Steve Jobs. One is that he was put up for adoption at birth because the parents of Joanne, his biological mother, objected her relationship with John, his biological father. Therefore, Steve was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs. Steve also was a drop out of Reed College after six months and used the next 18 months to spend time in creative classes. Even growing up Paul taught Steve how to work as a mechanic and a carpenter. Paul taught him electronics and how to work with his hands. Paul also demonstrated how to take ...
"Bill Gates is a modern business phenomenon: the greatest of the cyber-tycoons. His is not simply a story of technical brilliance and enormous wealth; it is one of remarkable business vision and an obsessive desire to win. It is also about a leadership style that is radically different to anything the business world has seen before."