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Superpreneur seems like a better label for Elon Musk. At 38 he has already been a co-founder of PayPal which sold for $1.5 billion and SpaceX which aims to commercialize the launching of payloads into orbit. He is also an initial investor in electric-car pioneer Tesla Motors and solar energy company SolarCity which sells and services solar energy equipment. In the second half of a two-part interview arranged by Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs he tells Knowledge at Wharton the story of his entrepreneurial beginnings and what he learned about the value of pinching pennies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.