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    edge and industry leading companies in the world, and they all have one thing in common: their South African-born leadership. Elon Musk is at this point a name known by people young and old across many disciplines, whether in business, investing, or engineering. His net worth is estimated at $11.4 billion as of October 31st, 2016, making him the 94th wealthiest person in the world (Forbes, Elon Musk). His companies also share the goal of revolutionizing how and where, mankind lives. Musk forms companies with the intent to solve a problem that he sees with the world. He does not see his companies as primarily a source of wealth for himself, but instead as a stepping…

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    Elon Musk Analysis

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    I consider Elon Musk to be one of the greatest CEOs of our time. He was the founder of Zip2, an online directory service, and PayPal. Musk is presently CEO and CTO of Tesla Motors, a manufacturer of electric vehicles, and SpaceX, a designer of space transport services. Through my analysis of Musk’s exploits, I conclude that his strength as a leader is threefold: his ability to inspire others with his vision, his unwavering motivation to seek profitability through sustainability and purpose, and…

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    Elon Musk Research Paper

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    Elon Reeve Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa on the date of June 28, 1971. He is composed of three nationalities, South African, Canadian, and American. Elon lived an excruciating childhood. Musk was a ¨bookish” and awkward young boy who gained an interest into computers. His father wasn't the best, he was abusive and strict with his children. In addition, he was bullied during school. It was said that Elon´s best friend gave away his location and he was then beaten, in some other cases…

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    Elon Musk Accomplishments

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    Elon Musk One of the richest people on the planet was Born in South Africa in 1971 on June 28 (46). Became famous for starting Tesla Motors,spaceX and made a fortune as a co founder of PayPal. Also a Big Inspiration for the character ‘Tony Stark” for the Iron man movies. Net worth is 21 Billion dollars. Graduated from Stanford University. Is married to Talulah Riley and divorced to Justine Musk. Has 6 children… Nevada Alexander Musk, Xavier Musk, Saxon Musk, Griffin Musk, Damien Musk and Kai…

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    Case Study: Elon Musk

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    Elon Musk has never been shy to spend an exuberant amount of money in order to fulfill his ambition. Musk spent over $100 million in SpaceX, over $70 million in Tesla Motors, and over $10 million in Solar City upon entry into these markets without foreseeable returns (Vance, 2015). Musk dedicates large sums of money towards creating production facilities. Making up for the equipment expenditure relied on profits made from the Tesla electric vehicles and investor confidence (Vance, 2015). The…

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    Leadership Profile: Elon Musk Introduction: Elon Musk is arguably one of the greatest leaders in business and innovation of the past few decades, and possibly into the future. As an adolescent, Elon Musk came to the realization that the most difficult thing was to come up with the right question. After much reflection, he decided the question that would shape the rest of his life: what things would have the greatest impact on the future of humanity’s destiny. Since then, Elon Musk has created…

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    Elon Musk Research Paper

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    Elon Musk has dreamt of going to Mars for a long time, and one of the key elements in his operation is an extremely fast transportation system in our world. (Chambra, 2017). Before even beginning the construction of the Hyperloop, Elon has already dreamed incorporating the technology for the mars exploration. Elon Musk stated, “The Hyperloop would incorporate a series of pods travelling in an atmosphere close to an absolute vacuum.” (Chambra, 2017). Musk also plans to create a massive rocket…

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    Elon Musk Research Paper

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    Have you ever wondered what it be like to live on Mars? That is one question the Elon Musk asked himself. Elon Musk is a businessman who is 46 years old,and is the owner of Tesla and SpaceX. I goal at SpaceX is to get humans to mars and invent new technology doing it. Elon Musk is a influential advocate of space exploration through his actions including cheaper space travel, sending people to Mars to live on. Also creates innovating technology for discovery and transportation. Firstly, Elon…

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    Elon Musk Research Paper

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    Solar Power for Everyone, or a Brand New House on Mars? “Zero to 60 in 1.9 seconds, 250-MPH top speed, 620 mile range” (Siler 1). Those are only a few descriptions of the sleek 2017 Tesla roadster created by the company owned by Elon Musk. Musk is an entrepreneur and businessman born and raised in Africa. He attended numerous schools, the most notable of them being the Wharton School of Business. At a young age Musk was interested in computers and was already learning the skills he would later…

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    Though not a scientist, Musk is still a large influence with his company, SpaceX. It's a commercial company who attempt to “Revolutionize Space Technology with the Ultimate Goal of Enabling People to Live on Other Planets” (SpaceX). Of course, interstellar travel is still just a dream, but that hasn't stopped SpaceX from revolutionizing the space exploration industry. One large problem that organizations like NASA face is what to do with a launched rocket. So far, their plan has been to crash…

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