How did Elon Musk grow up?

How did Elon Musk grow up?

Born and raised in South Africa, Musk spent time in Canada before moving to the United States. Educated at the University of Pennsylvania in physics, Musk started getting his feet wet as a serial tech entrepreneur with early successes like Zip2 and X.com, which merged with a company that became PayPal.

What did Elon Musk do as a kid?

Born in South Africa, Mr Musk showed his talents for entrepreneurship early, going door-to-door with his brother selling homemade chocolate Easter eggs and developing his first computer game at the age of 12.

Did Elon grow up rich?

Elon Reeve Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa where he grew up and would briefly attend university. He was born into a family of considerable wealth and had a knack for technology and entrepreneurship at a young age. He wrote and sold the code for a video game when he just 12 years old.

What was Elon Musk life like growing up?

Early Life He taught himself how to program, and when he was 12 he sold his first software: a game he created called Blastar. In grade school, Musk was short, introverted and bookish. He was bullied until he was 15 and went through a growth spurt and learned how to defend himself with karate and wrestling.