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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Zip2Zip2 - Wikipedia

    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, [4] by Greg Kouri and brothers Elon and Kimbal Musk.

  2. www.cnbc.com › 2018/06/19 › how-elon-musk-founded-zip2-withHow Elon Musk founded Zip2 with his brother Kimbal - CNBC

    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.

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  4. www.shortform.com › blog › what-is-zip2What Is Zip2? Elon Musk’s First Business Venture - Shortform

    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.

  5. www.britannica.com › money › Zip2Zip2 | History, Mission, Elon Musk, & Facts - Encyclopedia...

    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. Musk conceived the idea of making it possible

  6. time.com › 6170834A Timeline of Elon Musk's Business Endeavors | TIME

    • 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.)
    • 1999: X.com. Musk invested some of his windfall from the Zip2 sale into his next venture: X.com, an online bank, launched with three other co-founders. X.com’s business model was innovative for its time, in that it incentivized sign-ups and eased the process of transferring funds digitally, with no need for mail or traditional banking infrastructure.
    • 2000: PayPal. X.com merged with software company Confinity just one year later, forming PayPal, a secure online payments platform with a foundation in payments conducted for PalmPilots.
    • 2002: SpaceX. Musk next set his sights on a lofty goal: space exploration, and the future colonization Mars. In the past 20 years, SpaceX has dealt with a series of rocket launch failures and Starship explosions.

  7. www.cnbc.com › 2020/04/03 › elon-musk-pitched-the-head-ofElon Musk tried to pitch the head of the Yellow Pages before the...

    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.

  8. www.youtube.com › watchThe Incredible Story Behind Kimbal & Elon Musk's First Company

    Apr 5, 2022 · The fascinating story behind Zip2, the first company launched by Elon and Kimbal Musk. Check out Joe's full conversation with Kimbal Musk: https://www.youtub...

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