>When I first started learning about technology companies in college, someone showed me a video of Elon Musk buying a one-million-dollar McClaren supercar after selling his first company. The clip is a classic of startup lore. He states that three years prior he was “sleeping on the office floor,” and now here he is buying one of the world’s most luxurious vehicles.
I know an early employee at Zip2 who told me some amazing Elon Musk stories.
One of the stories relates to the quote aebove.
Elon Musk spent almost all his money on this McClaren - to the point he couldn't even afford the insurance on it.
But, this person claims it was an incredibly smart move - because it allowed Elon to start hanging with other super car owners, who were also the movers & shakers of SV at the time - like Jerry Yang, the CEO of Yahoo.
This network would prove invaluable to everything Elon did after Zip2.
I know an early employee at Zip2 who told me some amazing Elon Musk stories.
One of the stories relates to the quote aebove.
Elon Musk spent almost all his money on this McClaren - to the point he couldn't even afford the insurance on it.
But, this person claims it was an incredibly smart move - because it allowed Elon to start hanging with other super car owners, who were also the movers & shakers of SV at the time - like Jerry Yang, the CEO of Yahoo.
This network would prove invaluable to everything Elon did after Zip2.