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Kimbal Musk

American entrepreneur
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    He brought on his brother, Kimbal Musk, and a friend, Gregory Kouri, as partners. In 1995, after acquiring a disc containing a business directory, Musk persuaded Navteq, a provider of electronic navigable maps, to give him free mapping software. He then wrote the code necessary to put the two databases—business…

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    He brought on his brother, Kimbal Musk, and a friend, Gregory Kouri, as partners. In 1995, after acquiring a disc containing a business directory, Musk persuaded Navteq, a provider of electronic navigable maps, to give him free mapping software. He then wrote the code necessary to put the two databases—business…

    Read More