the Elon Musk story part one growing up
the Elon Musk story part one growing up divorce abuse and bullying
Elon Musk was born on June 28 1971 in
Elon Musk was born on June 28 1971 in Pretoria South Africa he’s the son of a
Pretoria South Africa he’s the son of a
Pretoria South Africa he’s the son of a model and dietician from Saskatchewan
model and dietician from Saskatchewan
model and dietician from Saskatchewan Canada and a South African electro
Canada and a South African electro
Canada and a South African electro mechanical engineer pilot and sailor he
mechanical engineer pilot and sailor he
mechanical engineer pilot and sailor he has a younger brother
has a younger brother
has a younger brother Kimball born in 1972 and a younger
Kimball born in 1972 and a younger
Kimball born in 1972 and a younger sister
sister
sister Tosca won in 1974 after his parents
Tosca won in 1974 after his parents
Tosca won in 1974 after his parents divorced in 1980 musk lived mostly with
divorced in 1980 musk lived mostly with
divorced in 1980 musk lived mostly with his father in the suburbs of Pretoria
his father in the suburbs of Pretoria
his father in the suburbs of Pretoria musk chose to live with his dad two
musk chose to live with his dad two
musk chose to live with his dad two years after his parents split up his two
years after his parents split up his two
years after his parents split up his two siblings chose to stay with his mom and
siblings chose to stay with his mom and
siblings chose to stay with his mom and he said he felt sorry for his father
he said he felt sorry for his father
he said he felt sorry for his father because she got all three kids
because she got all three kids
because she got all three kids Ilan thought his father was sad and
Ilan thought his father was sad and
Ilan thought his father was sad and lonely by himself and wanted to keep him
lonely by himself and wanted to keep him
lonely by himself and wanted to keep him company he now says it was not a good
company he now says it was not a good
company he now says it was not a good idea he was such a terrible human being
idea he was such a terrible human being
idea he was such a terrible human being you have no idea my dad will have a
you have no idea my dad will have a
you have no idea my dad will have a carefully thought-out plan of evil he
carefully thought-out plan of evil he
carefully thought-out plan of evil he will plan evil you have no idea about
will plan evil you have no idea about
will plan evil you have no idea about how bad almost every crime you can
how bad almost every crime you can
how bad almost every crime you can possibly think of he has done almost
possibly think of he has done almost
possibly think of he has done almost every evil thing you could possibly
every evil thing you could possibly
every evil thing you could possibly think of he has done it’s so terrible
think of he has done it’s so terrible
think of he has done it’s so terrible you can’t believe it in my experience
you can’t believe it in my experience
you can’t believe it in my experience there’s nothing you can do nothing
there’s nothing you can do nothing
there’s nothing you can do nothing nothing I wish I’ve tried everything
nothing I wish I’ve tried everything
nothing I wish I’ve tried everything I tried threats rewards intellectual
I tried threats rewards intellectual
I tried threats rewards intellectual arguments emotional arguments everything
arguments emotional arguments everything
arguments emotional arguments everything to try to change my father for the
to try to change my father for the
to try to change my father for the better and he no way no way it just got
better and he no way no way it just got
better and he no way no way it just got worse as an adult musk severed relations
worse as an adult musk severed relations
worse as an adult musk severed relations with his father
with his father
with his father [Music]
[Music]
[Music] musk was also severely bullied
musk was also severely bullied
musk was also severely bullied throughout his childhood and was once
throughout his childhood and was once
throughout his childhood and was once hospitalized when a group of boys threw
hospitalized when a group of boys threw
hospitalized when a group of boys threw him down a flight of stairs a man beat
him down a flight of stairs a man beat
him down a flight of stairs a man beat him until he lost consciousness but the
him until he lost consciousness but the
him until he lost consciousness but the longest time I was the youngest and
longest time I was the youngest and
longest time I was the youngest and smallest kid in the class because my
smallest kid in the class because my
smallest kid in the class because my birthday just happens to fall on almost
birthday just happens to fall on almost
birthday just happens to fall on almost the last day that they will accept you
the last day that they will accept you
the last day that they will accept you into school June 28th now is a late
into school June 28th now is a late
into school June 28th now is a late bloomer SARS the youngest and smallest
bloomer SARS the youngest and smallest
bloomer SARS the youngest and smallest kid in class for years and years the
kid in class for years and years the
kid in class for years and years the gangs at school would hunt me down
gangs at school would hunt me down
gangs at school would hunt me down literally hunt me down Musk started to
literally hunt me down Musk started to
literally hunt me down Musk started to learn how to fight back and took up
learn how to fight back and took up
learn how to fight back and took up karate judo and wrestling
karate judo and wrestling
karate judo and wrestling I started dishing it out as hard as
I started dishing it out as hard as
I started dishing it out as hard as they’d give it to me he got into a fight
they’d give it to me he got into a fight
they’d give it to me he got into a fight with the biggest bully at school and
with the biggest bully at school and
with the biggest bully at school and knocked him down with a single punch the
knocked him down with a single punch the
knocked him down with a single punch the bully never picked on him again it
bully never picked on him again it
bully never picked on him again it taught me a lesson if you’re fighting a
taught me a lesson if you’re fighting a
taught me a lesson if you’re fighting a bully you cannot appease a bully you
bully you cannot appease a bully you
bully you cannot appease a bully you punch the bully in the nose
punch the bully in the nose
punch the bully in the nose bullies are looking for targets that
bullies are looking for targets that
bullies are looking for targets that won’t fight back if you make yourself a
won’t fight back if you make yourself a
won’t fight back if you make yourself a hard target and punch the bully in the
hard target and punch the bully in the
hard target and punch the bully in the nose he’s going to beat out of you but
nose he’s going to beat out of you but
nose he’s going to beat out of you but he’s actually not going to hit you again
he’s actually not going to hit you again
he’s actually not going to hit you again during his childhood musk was an avid
during his childhood musk was an avid
during his childhood musk was an avid reader at age 10 he developed an
reader at age 10 he developed an
reader at age 10 he developed an interest in computing with the Commodore
interest in computing with the Commodore
interest in computing with the Commodore vic-20 he taught himself computer
vic-20 he taught himself computer
vic-20 he taught himself computer programming at the age of 12 sold the
programming at the age of 12 sold the
programming at the age of 12 sold the code of a basic based video game he
code of a basic based video game he
code of a basic based video game he created called
created called
created called blast star to a magazine called PC and
blast star to a magazine called PC and
blast star to a magazine called PC and office technology for approximately $500
office technology for approximately $500
office technology for approximately $500 a web version of the game is available
a web version of the game is available
a web version of the game is available online his childhood reading included
online his childhood reading included
online his childhood reading included Isaac Asimov’s foundation series from
Isaac Asimov’s foundation series from
Isaac Asimov’s foundation series from which he drew the lesson that you should
which he drew the lesson that you should
which he drew the lesson that you should try to take the set of actions that are
try to take the set of actions that are
try to take the set of actions that are likely to prolong civilization minimize
likely to prolong civilization minimize
likely to prolong civilization minimize the probability of a Dark Age and reduce
the probability of a Dark Age and reduce
the probability of a Dark Age and reduce the length of a Dark Age if there is one
the length of a Dark Age if there is one
the length of a Dark Age if there is one he moved to Canada in June 1989 just
he moved to Canada in June 1989 just
he moved to Canada in June 1989 just before his 18th birthday
before his 18th birthday
before his 18th birthday after obtaining a Canadian passport
after obtaining a Canadian passport
after obtaining a Canadian passport through his Canadian born mother his
through his Canadian born mother his
through his Canadian born mother his father didn’t blast the move he said
father didn’t blast the move he said
father didn’t blast the move he said rather contentiously that I’d be back in
rather contentiously that I’d be back in
rather contentiously that I’d be back in three months that I’m never going to
three months that I’m never going to
three months that I’m never going to make it and that I’m never going to make
make it and that I’m never going to make
make it and that I’m never going to make anything of myself he called me an idiot
anything of myself he called me an idiot
anything of myself he called me an idiot all the time that’s the tip of the
all the time that’s the tip of the
all the time that’s the tip of the iceberg by the way musk was accepted
iceberg by the way musk was accepted
iceberg by the way musk was accepted into Queens University in Canada after
into Queens University in Canada after
into Queens University in Canada after spending two years at Queen’s he
spending two years at Queen’s he
spending two years at Queen’s he transferred to the University of
transferred to the University of
transferred to the University of Pennsylvania where he received a
Pennsylvania where he received a
Pennsylvania where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics
Bachelor of Science degree in physics
Bachelor of Science degree in physics and a Bachelor of Science degree in
and a Bachelor of Science degree in
and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics Musk extended his studies for
economics Musk extended his studies for
economics Musk extended his studies for one year to finish the second bachelor’s
one year to finish the second bachelor’s
one year to finish the second bachelor’s degree while at the University of
degree while at the University of
degree while at the University of Pennsylvania musk and fellow Penn
Pennsylvania musk and fellow Penn
Pennsylvania musk and fellow Penn student a day or se rented a 10 bedroom
student a day or se rented a 10 bedroom
student a day or se rented a 10 bedroom fraternity house using it as an
fraternity house using it as an
fraternity house using it as an unofficial nightclub in 1995 at age 24
unofficial nightclub in 1995 at age 24
unofficial nightclub in 1995 at age 24 musk moved to California to begin a PhD
musk moved to California to begin a PhD
musk moved to California to begin a PhD in applied physics and materials science
in applied physics and materials science
in applied physics and materials science at Stanford University but left the
at Stanford University but left the
at Stanford University but left the program after two days to pursue his
program after two days to pursue his
program after two days to pursue his entrepreneurial aspirations in the areas
entrepreneurial aspirations in the areas
entrepreneurial aspirations in the areas of the Internet
of the Internet
of the Internet renewable energy in outer space he had
renewable energy in outer space he had
renewable energy in outer space he had big dreams and it was time to bet on
big dreams and it was time to bet on
big dreams and it was time to bet on himself raise your standard Apple cool
himself raise your standard Apple cool
himself raise your standard Apple cool its core value is that
not one drop of myself work depends on
not one drop of myself work depends on your it’s something serene in part two
your it’s something serene in part two
your it’s something serene in part two of the Elon Musk’s story we talked about
of the Elon Musk’s story we talked about
of the Elon Musk’s story we talked about how he went from dropping out of
how he went from dropping out of
how he went from dropping out of university to start in his first
university to start in his first
university to start in his first business raising the angel capital
business raising the angel capital
business raising the angel capital around it and ultimately building a
around it and ultimately building a
around it and ultimately building a business that he would sell for over a
business that he would sell for over a
business that he would sell for over a billion dollars go check out part 2 of
billion dollars go check out part 2 of
billion dollars go check out part 2 of the link is right there next to me I
the link is right there next to me I
the link is right there next to me I think you’ll enjoy it continue to
think you’ll enjoy it continue to
think you’ll enjoy it continue to believe and see you there
the Elon Musk story part one growing up divorce abuse and bullying
Elon Musk was born on June 28 1971 in
Elon Musk was born on June 28 1971 in Pretoria South Africa he’s the son of a
Pretoria South Africa he’s the son of a
Pretoria South Africa he’s the son of a model and dietician from Saskatchewan
model and dietician from Saskatchewan
model and dietician from Saskatchewan Canada and a South African electro
Canada and a South African electro
Canada and a South African electro mechanical engineer pilot and sailor he
mechanical engineer pilot and sailor he
mechanical engineer pilot and sailor he has a younger brother
has a younger brother
has a younger brother Kimball born in 1972 and a younger
Kimball born in 1972 and a younger
Kimball born in 1972 and a younger sister
sister
sister Tosca won in 1974 after his parents
Tosca won in 1974 after his parents
Tosca won in 1974 after his parents divorced in 1980 musk lived mostly with
divorced in 1980 musk lived mostly with
divorced in 1980 musk lived mostly with his father in the suburbs of Pretoria
his father in the suburbs of Pretoria
his father in the suburbs of Pretoria musk chose to live with his dad two
musk chose to live with his dad two
musk chose to live with his dad two years after his parents split up his two
years after his parents split up his two
years after his parents split up his two siblings chose to stay with his mom and
siblings chose to stay with his mom and
siblings chose to stay with his mom and he said he felt sorry for his father
he said he felt sorry for his father
he said he felt sorry for his father because she got all three kids
because she got all three kids
because she got all three kids Ilan thought his father was sad and
Ilan thought his father was sad and
Ilan thought his father was sad and lonely by himself and wanted to keep him
lonely by himself and wanted to keep him
lonely by himself and wanted to keep him company he now says it was not a good
company he now says it was not a good
company he now says it was not a good idea he was such a terrible human being
idea he was such a terrible human being
idea he was such a terrible human being you have no idea my dad will have a
you have no idea my dad will have a
you have no idea my dad will have a carefully thought-out plan of evil he
carefully thought-out plan of evil he
carefully thought-out plan of evil he will plan evil you have no idea about
will plan evil you have no idea about
will plan evil you have no idea about how bad almost every crime you can
how bad almost every crime you can
how bad almost every crime you can possibly think of he has done almost
possibly think of he has done almost
possibly think of he has done almost every evil thing you could possibly
every evil thing you could possibly
every evil thing you could possibly think of he has done it’s so terrible
think of he has done it’s so terrible
think of he has done it’s so terrible you can’t believe it in my experience
you can’t believe it in my experience
you can’t believe it in my experience there’s nothing you can do nothing
there’s nothing you can do nothing
there’s nothing you can do nothing nothing I wish I’ve tried everything
nothing I wish I’ve tried everything
nothing I wish I’ve tried everything I tried threats rewards intellectual
I tried threats rewards intellectual
I tried threats rewards intellectual arguments emotional arguments everything
arguments emotional arguments everything
arguments emotional arguments everything to try to change my father for the
to try to change my father for the
to try to change my father for the better and he no way no way it just got
better and he no way no way it just got
better and he no way no way it just got worse as an adult musk severed relations
worse as an adult musk severed relations
worse as an adult musk severed relations with his father
with his father
with his father [Music]
[Music]
[Music] musk was also severely bullied
musk was also severely bullied
musk was also severely bullied throughout his childhood and was once
throughout his childhood and was once
throughout his childhood and was once hospitalized when a group of boys threw
hospitalized when a group of boys threw
hospitalized when a group of boys threw him down a flight of stairs a man beat
him down a flight of stairs a man beat
him down a flight of stairs a man beat him until he lost consciousness but the
him until he lost consciousness but the
him until he lost consciousness but the longest time I was the youngest and
longest time I was the youngest and
longest time I was the youngest and smallest kid in the class because my
smallest kid in the class because my
smallest kid in the class because my birthday just happens to fall on almost
birthday just happens to fall on almost
birthday just happens to fall on almost the last day that they will accept you
the last day that they will accept you
the last day that they will accept you into school June 28th now is a late
into school June 28th now is a late
into school June 28th now is a late bloomer SARS the youngest and smallest
bloomer SARS the youngest and smallest
bloomer SARS the youngest and smallest kid in class for years and years the
kid in class for years and years the
kid in class for years and years the gangs at school would hunt me down
gangs at school would hunt me down
gangs at school would hunt me down literally hunt me down Musk started to
literally hunt me down Musk started to
literally hunt me down Musk started to learn how to fight back and took up
learn how to fight back and took up
learn how to fight back and took up karate judo and wrestling
karate judo and wrestling
karate judo and wrestling I started dishing it out as hard as
I started dishing it out as hard as
I started dishing it out as hard as they’d give it to me he got into a fight
they’d give it to me he got into a fight
they’d give it to me he got into a fight with the biggest bully at school and
with the biggest bully at school and
with the biggest bully at school and knocked him down with a single punch the
knocked him down with a single punch the
knocked him down with a single punch the bully never picked on him again it
bully never picked on him again it
bully never picked on him again it taught me a lesson if you’re fighting a
taught me a lesson if you’re fighting a
taught me a lesson if you’re fighting a bully you cannot appease a bully you
bully you cannot appease a bully you
bully you cannot appease a bully you punch the bully in the nose
punch the bully in the nose
punch the bully in the nose bullies are looking for targets that
bullies are looking for targets that
bullies are looking for targets that won’t fight back if you make yourself a
won’t fight back if you make yourself a
won’t fight back if you make yourself a hard target and punch the bully in the
hard target and punch the bully in the
hard target and punch the bully in the nose he’s going to beat out of you but
nose he’s going to beat out of you but
nose he’s going to beat out of you but he’s actually not going to hit you again
he’s actually not going to hit you again
he’s actually not going to hit you again during his childhood musk was an avid
during his childhood musk was an avid
during his childhood musk was an avid reader at age 10 he developed an
reader at age 10 he developed an
reader at age 10 he developed an interest in computing with the Commodore
interest in computing with the Commodore
interest in computing with the Commodore vic-20 he taught himself computer
vic-20 he taught himself computer
vic-20 he taught himself computer programming at the age of 12 sold the
programming at the age of 12 sold the
programming at the age of 12 sold the code of a basic based video game he
code of a basic based video game he
code of a basic based video game he created called
created called
created called blast star to a magazine called PC and
blast star to a magazine called PC and
blast star to a magazine called PC and office technology for approximately $500
office technology for approximately $500
office technology for approximately $500 a web version of the game is available
a web version of the game is available
a web version of the game is available online his childhood reading included
online his childhood reading included
online his childhood reading included Isaac Asimov’s foundation series from
Isaac Asimov’s foundation series from
Isaac Asimov’s foundation series from which he drew the lesson that you should
which he drew the lesson that you should
which he drew the lesson that you should try to take the set of actions that are
try to take the set of actions that are
try to take the set of actions that are likely to prolong civilization minimize
likely to prolong civilization minimize
likely to prolong civilization minimize the probability of a Dark Age and reduce
the probability of a Dark Age and reduce
the probability of a Dark Age and reduce the length of a Dark Age if there is one
the length of a Dark Age if there is one
the length of a Dark Age if there is one he moved to Canada in June 1989 just
he moved to Canada in June 1989 just
he moved to Canada in June 1989 just before his 18th birthday
before his 18th birthday
before his 18th birthday after obtaining a Canadian passport
after obtaining a Canadian passport
after obtaining a Canadian passport through his Canadian born mother his
through his Canadian born mother his
through his Canadian born mother his father didn’t blast the move he said
father didn’t blast the move he said
father didn’t blast the move he said rather contentiously that I’d be back in
rather contentiously that I’d be back in
rather contentiously that I’d be back in three months that I’m never going to
three months that I’m never going to
three months that I’m never going to make it and that I’m never going to make
make it and that I’m never going to make
make it and that I’m never going to make anything of myself he called me an idiot
anything of myself he called me an idiot
anything of myself he called me an idiot all the time that’s the tip of the
all the time that’s the tip of the
all the time that’s the tip of the iceberg by the way musk was accepted
iceberg by the way musk was accepted
iceberg by the way musk was accepted into Queens University in Canada after
into Queens University in Canada after
into Queens University in Canada after spending two years at Queen’s he
spending two years at Queen’s he
spending two years at Queen’s he transferred to the University of
transferred to the University of
transferred to the University of Pennsylvania where he received a
Pennsylvania where he received a
Pennsylvania where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in physics
Bachelor of Science degree in physics
Bachelor of Science degree in physics and a Bachelor of Science degree in
and a Bachelor of Science degree in
and a Bachelor of Science degree in economics Musk extended his studies for
economics Musk extended his studies for
economics Musk extended his studies for one year to finish the second bachelor’s
one year to finish the second bachelor’s
one year to finish the second bachelor’s degree while at the University of
degree while at the University of
degree while at the University of Pennsylvania musk and fellow Penn
Pennsylvania musk and fellow Penn
Pennsylvania musk and fellow Penn student a day or se rented a 10 bedroom
student a day or se rented a 10 bedroom
student a day or se rented a 10 bedroom fraternity house using it as an
fraternity house using it as an
fraternity house using it as an unofficial nightclub in 1995 at age 24
unofficial nightclub in 1995 at age 24
unofficial nightclub in 1995 at age 24 musk moved to California to begin a PhD
musk moved to California to begin a PhD
musk moved to California to begin a PhD in applied physics and materials science
in applied physics and materials science
in applied physics and materials science at Stanford University but left the
at Stanford University but left the
at Stanford University but left the program after two days to pursue his
program after two days to pursue his
program after two days to pursue his entrepreneurial aspirations in the areas
entrepreneurial aspirations in the areas
entrepreneurial aspirations in the areas of the Internet
of the Internet
of the Internet renewable energy in outer space he had
renewable energy in outer space he had
renewable energy in outer space he had big dreams and it was time to bet on
big dreams and it was time to bet on
big dreams and it was time to bet on himself raise your standard Apple cool
himself raise your standard Apple cool
himself raise your standard Apple cool its core value is that
not one drop of myself work depends on
not one drop of myself work depends on your it’s something serene in part two
your it’s something serene in part two
your it’s something serene in part two of the Elon Musk’s story we talked about
of the Elon Musk’s story we talked about
of the Elon Musk’s story we talked about how he went from dropping out of
how he went from dropping out of
how he went from dropping out of university to start in his first
university to start in his first
university to start in his first business raising the angel capital
business raising the angel capital
business raising the angel capital around it and ultimately building a
around it and ultimately building a
around it and ultimately building a business that he would sell for over a
business that he would sell for over a
business that he would sell for over a billion dollars go check out part 2 of
billion dollars go check out part 2 of
billion dollars go check out part 2 of the link is right there next to me I
the link is right there next to me I
the link is right there next to me I think you’ll enjoy it continue to
think you’ll enjoy it continue to
think you’ll enjoy it continue to believe and see you there
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