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Interview with Elon Musk
BY K. HEERSCHE
Most of you readers already know who he is but
for those who don’t just think of Tesla Motors, SpaceX or PayPal. These companies all started with the idea or help from Elon Musk. Elon Musk is only 43 years old and already filthy rich, but he has worked hard for it. His mastermind was already known when he was only 12 years old. He made a game called Blastar and sold it to a magazine for €500,-. When he was at the age of 24 he started a company with his brother called Zip2 and already made €22 million by selling his stocks. Later his first ‘big success came with PayPal were he made €165 million by selling it to EBay. Then he started a new project called SpaceX, a company that wants to make it possible to make commercial flight to space. But his most famous project is called Tesla Motors, the company that made electric cars sexy and style full. He is still busy with Tesla Motors and other projects. Luckily he had some time left to have an interview with us. And we the producers of Technolozine would like to share this interview with you.
Q: Elon if I can call you that, everybody knows that you have a lot of money but why aren’t you just enjoying your life on the Bahamas with a cocktail in your hand?
A: Hahaha well a lot of people ask me this question but actually I am enjoying my life a lot. Because I love my job and everything what I do. For me my work is like a drug I need it because it keeps me motivated to start new projects or start things that nobody ever thought was possible.
Q: You invest a lot of your own money in Tesla Motors, Why?
A: Tesla Motors is a new project for me, I see it as my unrealistic son. I really love to make Tesla Motors one of the most famous electric cars in the world. The good thing about investing is that you will get your money back and with profit. And I cannot lie but Tesla is working out very well.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
A: Euhm 10 years is a long time but I think I still be working on Tesla or maybe I have started a new project. I don’t know but what I do know is that I will go on working as long as I can.
Elon thanks a lot that we could interview you. I really enjoyed even though we hadn’t had a lot of time. Good luck with your projects.