Elon Musk: Biography of the Mastermind Behind Paypal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors

Musk was again on a tight budget, running Zip2 out of the apartment in Palo Alto that he and his brother shared. The company was bought by Compaq in 1999 for $300 million, cash.

I don't think there's a penis-measuring contest going on. Amusing as that may be. That would be hilarious, actually. Our competitors are not Paul Allen and Branson, but Boeing, Lockheed, and the big aerospace companies."

"I don't think there's a penis-measuring contest going on. Amusing as that may be. That would be hilarious, actually. Our competitors are not Paul Allen and Branson, but Boeing, Lockheed, and the big aerospace companies."