The founder of Tesla and SpaceX and the chairman of X (Twitter) left his home in South Africa at the age of 17 with only $4,000 in his account. At first, the future billionaire lived in a dormitory in Canada. in the room with five other people. In this respect reports Business Insider excerpts from the biographical book by author and journalist Walter Isaacson.
Isaacson’s book states that Musk left South Africa in 1989 when he was 17 years old. He received $2,000 for the trip from his parents, May and Errol Musk. The future founder of Tesla and SpaceX went to Canada due to the fact that his mother was a citizen of this country, and therefore Musk was entitled to a Canadian passport.
After moving in, Musk could only live in his dorm room. He shared a small room with five other people.
While working on the billionaire’s biography, Isaacson conducted a brief interview with Elon Mac’s father, Errol Musk. He told the author about the family’s prosperity in the late 80s and early 90s. It was revealed that Errol Musk was briefly a co-owner of the emerald mine. However, he could not become rich as this business collapsed in the 90s.
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