{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/91558a12-71f8-4c39-92ee-d7d11318ec4f/5fc2f2a6-3da5-4d80-8efc-eaf5c9440e43?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Elon Musk","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6176c02d8283c6a671a7218a/6176c0bb6a7686001a3b5e9d.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Elon Musk - by Ashlee Vance</p><p>'How the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is shaping our future'</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>What a character. After creating Zip2 and selling it for around $20m, he pumped that all into X.com which became PayPal. After selling that to eBay, he received about $180m after tax. He pumped ALL of that into creating three new companies; SpaceX, Tesla and Solar City. After being literally hours from complete bankruptcy, each company has made Musk a billionaire. Three companies that have each cleared over a billion dollars... Amazing.&nbsp;</p><p>The book is some good insights into how the companies were formed, but also give a good insight into the man that is Elon Musk. Hoping a movie/documentary version comes out soon!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Adam Ashton & Adam Jones"}