Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Elon Musk is the second richest man on earth. And he could well become the first trillionaire too! But how did the once shy, bullied kid manage to achieve all this? Well, it certainly wasn’t an easy road!

When Musk first founded SpaceX, people laughed at his outlandish ideas. And despite receiving numerous loans, he almost went broke more than once. But although SpaceX’s initial years were grim, the company is currently one of the most valuable private companies in the world with a value of over $100 billion! Make sure to watch this video! Because this incredible story, you don’t want to miss!

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Elon Musk
businessinsider.com/the-rise-of-elon-musk-2016-7?r=US&IR=T
investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/061015/how-elon-musk-became-elon-musk.asp
biography.com/business-figure/elon-musk
forbes.com/billionaires

SpaceX
underluckystars.com/blog/the-history-of-spacex
analyticssteps.com/blogs/spacex-story
space.com/18853-spacex.html