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   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, by Greg Kouri and brothers Elon and Kimbal Musk.

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

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   • 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.

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   Mar 23, 2020 · Zip2 also sells calendar, email, and other supplementary services to the newspapers. Many services can be seen on its front page in 1998 including maps, local reviews (like a Yelp before Yelp), car and home sales, and even community events.

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6. www.sitebuilderreport.com › origin-stories › elon-muskThe Story of Elon Musk's First Company - Site Builder Report

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   Zip2 was Elon Musk ’s first company and it sold for $307 million in 1999. For most people, that would be the high point of a lifetime, but Musk looks back on the experience with frustration and disappointment.

7. inventho.com › story-of-elon-musks-first-company-zip2Elon Musk's first company Zip2-how he started it ... - Inventho

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   Zip2 was Elon Musk's first company. Zip2 created online city guides for newspapers and provided local businesses a presence on interent.

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   Does Zip2 have a city guide?

   • According to chairman and co-founder Elon Musk, twenty of those newspapers led to full-scale city guides. The New York Times reported that Zip2 also provided newspapers with an online directory, calendar, and email alongside their core offering.

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   How did Zip2 get its name?

   • The startup was renamed Zip2 lately in 1996 and they operated in Palo Alto, California. Elon Musk is the one who had the idea for Zip2’s concept. He has got the idea when he was doing an internship in 1994, as he heard a messed up pitch from a Yellow Pages sales rep for an online listing to go with the printed book.

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   How many newspapers use Zip2?

   • In 1998, Zip2 completes its transition to being a platform for newspaper’s efforts to develop their own city guides. Almost 200 newspapers by this time are using the platform to develop guides, including a landmark deal with the New York Times which can be seen prominently displayed on the front page.

   This is What Elon Musk's First Website (Zip2) Looked Like

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   Was Zip2 merged with CitySearch?

   • One Zip2 product was called "Auto Guide". AutoGuide connected online newspaper users with local dealership or private party car sellers. In April 1998, Zip2 attempted to merge with CitySearch, its main competitor. While Musk initially supported the merger, he persuaded the board of directors not to proceed with it.

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