Elon Musk
Aiming to reduce global warming through sustainable energy production and consumption and reducing the "risk of Human extinction" by making life "multi - planetary" and setting up a human colony in Mars
Work experience
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Created a collaboration between SolarCity and Tesla to use electric vehicle batteries to smooth the impact of rooftop solar on the power grid.
Provided the initial concept and financial capital.
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Currently oversee the company's product strategy -- including the design, engineering and manufacturing of more and more affordable electric vehicles for mainstream consumers.
Insisted on using carbon fiber composite materials in the hull to minimize weight, developed the battery module and even some elements of design, like the headlights.
Received Global Green 2006 product design award for Tesla Roadster design.
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Plans to reduce space transportation costs to enable people to colonize Mars.
Oversee the development of rockets and spacecraft for missing to Earth orbit and ultimately to other planets.
Developed the Falcon 9 spacecraft which replaced the space shuttle when it retired in 2011.
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Involved in the development of new business models, conducted a successful viral marketing campaign, which led to a rapid increase in the number of customers.
Created a method of securely transferring money using a recipient's e-mail address.
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Created a platform where newspapers — including credible ones as New York Times — could offer their customers some additional commercial services.