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Persistent and Realistic: First Sign of Leadership
In 1983, Elon Musk created and wrote his own videogame called Blastar, and sold it for the equivalent of 500 dollars today. This shows how Elon is persistent and realistic, since he knew he was still very young, he started on a small scale but kept growing and growing into one of the most successful persons in the world. -
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First Signs of Commitment
During 1989-1991, he attended a college at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. Then transfers to the University of Pennsylvania; completed a BS in Economics (Wharton) and a BA with a major in physics. This shows how he was willing to do anything, in this case, go to a good and difficult school and study difficult subjects so that he would be prepared for the future. -
Decision Maker / Risk Taker: Follows his Instincts
After attending college he decides to move into Silicon Valley, and drops out of a graduate program in applied physics and material science at Stanford University to join the internet boom. This shows how he is both a risk taker and a decision maker because he took a very big risk, and it was a very tough decision. -
Positive and Hope-filled: On The Road to Success
In this year, he sold Zip2 to Compaq for $307 million, of which he received his share of $22 million. He shows us he is positive minded and hope filled because he takes this money and uses it to start another internet company. Sells Zip2 to Compaq, the personal computer company, for $307 million, of which $22 million went to Musk. Then forms X.com, which in 2000 morphs into PayPal -
Commited: Commited to Success
His new company, Paypal, gets acquired by Ebay for a total of $1.5 Billion in stock, and Elon receives $165 million dollars. He shows us that he is committed since time and time again we keep seeing his success and he never seems to get enough. -
Change Master: Changing the Course of His Life
In 2002, he created another company, but instead of being an internet company, he created a space exploration company. This shows how he is able to change course for the better, and how he is a master at everything he needs to be in order to benefit something or someone. -
Accepts Power & Uses It
Elon used his reputation and power to finally become a CEO of a top company. He became the CEO for Tesla in 2008 and has done a great job with it. He has been recognized globally and he makes sure the company keeps growing and growing. -
Big Thinker: Big is not Big Enough
In May of 2012, SpaceX became the first commercial vehicle to deliver a load of supplies to the International Space Station. This contract was worth around $1.6 Billion dollars. This shows how he is a big thinker and always keeps his mind in a forward moving position. -
Sense of Humor
He is popular around social media for his way of joking around, even when it comes down to important topics. This shows that he knows when to be serious and when a little fun can be beneficial to a group. He is mainly known for his jokes on Twitter which have gone viral time and time again. -
Courage: Wants to Accomplish the "Impossible"
It is said that by 2020, Nasa will have already planned and contracted a new mission to Mars. The contract will be given to SpaceX, and will be worth billions of dollars. Elon Musk was the first to propose this idea and this shows his courage as an entrepreneur and as a person and how it can make a good leader.