Search results
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.
Jun 19, 2018 · Self-made billionaire Elon Musk and his brother, Kimbal, couldn't afford an apartment when they founded web software company Zip2, in 1995.
Jul 13, 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 24, 2022 · Zip2 focused on selling software packages to newspapers—including the New York Times—and big businesses, giving them a quick and easy way to get online. As the company grew, Musk wanted to make Zip2 into a consumer product, not just one for newspapers and big companies.
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.)
Mar 23, 2020 · A timeline showing Elon Musk's first website (Zip2) and its evolutions over the years, starting from 1996 and ending in 2004.
Jun 16, 2022 · Zip2, the serial entrepreneur’s first venture, sold for $307 million in 1999, earning Musk $22 million for his 7% share of the company when he was only 27-years-old. For most people, that would be the high point of a lifetime, but Musk looks back on the experience with frustration and disappointment: He wanted to realize the full ...