multicolorKnight@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe Complete List of Elon Musk Companieswww.thomasnet.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down110file-text
arrow-up1206arrow-down1external-linkThe Complete List of Elon Musk Companieswww.thomasnet.commulticolorKnight@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePlebcouncilman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up88·2 days agoThiel, Elon & Co. sold PayPal almost two decades ago. That’s from where they got the money for SpaceX (Thiel is an early investor in SpaceX too).
minus-squareAtelopus-zeteki@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up29·2 days agoCurious about other inaccuracies in that list.
minus-squareerrer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 days agoA lot of what is in the list is irrelevant because the companies do not exist anymore. SolarCity is just Tesla now (I have a solarcity system that is now managed…badly…by Tesla)
minus-squarePlebcouncilman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·2 days agoAs far as I can tell it’s correct. It just failed to disclose the sale of PayPal.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoIt’s not inaccurate. It just says Musk is a co-founder of Paypal, nothing about the current ownership. Would have been better to mention that, though.
minus-squaremulticolorKnight@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down14·2 days agoCitation?
minus-squarePlebcouncilman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 days agoIt’s common knowledge, but here ya go https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal
minus-squaremulticolorKnight@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down3·2 days agoSure enough. Thanks, the source is reputable enough, but I should have checked it anyway.
minus-squareessteeyou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 days agoIs it reputable if the information it gives is 23 years out of date?
minus-squaresupernight52@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoIf the events happened at that time, why would it matter? The fact that they sold off 2 decades ago isn’t changing.
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 days agoIt was sold to Ebay in 2002. You can see it on their official website. https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/history-and-facts/default.aspx
Thiel, Elon & Co. sold PayPal almost two decades ago. That’s from where they got the money for SpaceX (Thiel is an early investor in SpaceX too).
Curious about other inaccuracies in that list.
A lot of what is in the list is irrelevant because the companies do not exist anymore. SolarCity is just Tesla now (I have a solarcity system that is now managed…badly…by Tesla)
As far as I can tell it’s correct. It just failed to disclose the sale of PayPal.
It’s not inaccurate. It just says Musk is a co-founder of Paypal, nothing about the current ownership. Would have been better to mention that, though.
Citation?
It’s common knowledge, but here ya go
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/PayPal
Sure enough. Thanks, the source is reputable enough, but I should have checked it anyway.
Is it reputable if the information it gives is 23 years out of date?
If the events happened at that time, why would it matter? The fact that they sold off 2 decades ago isn’t changing.
It was sold to Ebay in 2002. You can see it on their official website. https://about.pypl.com/who-we-are/history-and-facts/default.aspx