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Zip2 Corp. was a company that provided and licensed online city guide software to newspapers. The company was founded in Palo Alto, California as Global Link Information Network, Inc. on November 9, 1995, by Greg Kouri and brothers Elon and Kimbal Musk.
Jun 22, 2024 · Zip2, former American technology company (1995–99) that was the first enterprise founded by Elon Musk. It provided a searchable business directory that could be described as an Internet version of the yellow pages telephone directory with maps included.
Apr 27, 2022 · 1995: Zip2. Along with his brother, Musk founded Zip2, an online business directory, as an online alternative to the standard paper yellow pages. (Google would not launch until 1998.)
Jun 19, 2018 · Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal founded Zip2, a web software startup that created online city guides for newspapers, in 1995. They lived in their small office, showered at the YMCA and worked hard to sell the company to Compaq in 1999.
Apr 24, 2022 · Zip2 was a searchable online directory that linked to a map, founded by Elon and Kimbal Musk in 1995. Learn how they started, expanded, and sold Zip2 for a huge profit, and how it shaped Elon's entrepreneurial journey.
Apr 3, 2020 · Zip2 was a business directory search engine that Elon Musk and his brother Kimbal Musk created in 1995. They faced skepticism and rejection from the Yellow Pages industry, but eventually partnered with major media companies and sold the company for $300 million.
Jun 16, 2022 · Learn how Elon Musk launched Zip2, his first Internet company, in 1995 and sold it for $307 million in 1999. Discover the challenges, sacrifices and opportunities he faced along the way.
